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Edmund Pettus Bridge
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The Edmund Pettus Bridge carries U.S. Route 80 Business across the Alabama River in Selma, Alabama, United States. Built in 1940, it is named after Edmund Pettus, a former Confederate brigadier genera
The central span of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in April 2010
The central span of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in April 2010
Looking north toward Selma, Alabama police prepare to confront peaceful demonstrators at the Edmund Pettus Bridge during Bloody Sunday in 1965.
Looking north toward Selma, Alabama police prepare to confront peaceful demonstrators at the Edmund Pettus Bridge during Bloody Sunday in 1965.
President Obama, congressman John Lewis, former President George W. Bush, and Civil Rights Movement veterans and other commemoration attendees marchin
President Obama, congressman John Lewis, former President George W. Bush, and Civil Rights Movement veterans and other commemoration attendees marching across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in March, 2015
Edmund Pettus Bridge in 2026 with Selma in the background
Edmund Pettus Bridge in 2026 with Selma in the background
John Lewis
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John Robert Lewis was an American civil rights activist and statesman who served in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death in 202
Edmund Pettus Bridge
…the Selma to Montgomery marches in 2015. Changing the name would require approval from the Alabama Legislature. One proposed alternative namesake is John Lewis, a civil rights leader who played a prominent role in the Selma to Montgomery marches and later a congressman. Support in honor of Lewis' name increased…
Official portrait, 2006
Official portrait, 2006
Civil rights leaders meet with President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon Johnson after the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, 1963. L
Civil rights leaders meet with President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon Johnson after the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, 1963. Lewis is fourth from left.
Leaders of the March on Washington, 1963. Lewis is second from right.
Leaders of the March on Washington, 1963. Lewis is second from right.
Lewis in 1964
Lewis in 1964