Fifty years ago, hundreds of civil rights marchers trying to cross the Edmund Pettus bridge in Selma, AL were set upon by police, beaten, clubbed, and tear gassed, sending many to the hospital. That event, known as "Bloody Sunday," was commemorated yesterday by President Obama and thousands of marchers - some of them who took part in the original protest. ABC News: While praising the accomplishments of the marchers at Selma and across the country in the civil rights movement, he also reminded his listeners that the work is not finished. "We just need to open our eyes, and ears, and hearts, to know that this nation's racial history still casts its long shadow upon us," he said. "We know the march is not yet over, the race is not yet won, and that reaching that blessed destination where we are judged, all of us, by the content of our character -- requires admitting as much, facing up to the truth." Touching on the Justice Department's...(Read Full Post)