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We the people. we shall overcome. yes, we can. that word is owned by no one. it belongs to everyone. >> wow. welcome back to "hardball." that was, of course, president obama speaking in selma this weekend. actually on saturday. the president and his family along with former president george w. bush and nearly 100 members of congress marched on the same street, the same bridge where civil rights demonstrators were beaten, bloodily by police 50 years ago in what became known as bloody sunday. civil rights icon and georgia congressman john lewis was in selma 50 years ago and he spoke about that d...

Edmund edmund pettus bridge. when police tear gassed and beat hundreds of peaceful protester. beside him was john lewis who was there that day a half century ago. >> we were beaten tear gassed some of us was left bloody right here on this bridge. 17 of us were hospitalized that day. but we never became bitter ore hostile. we kept believing that the truth we stood for would have the final say. this city on the banks of the alabama river, gave bifrtrth to a movement that changed this nation forever. our country will never, ever be the same because of what happened on this bridge.

We the people. we shall overcome. yes, we can. that word is owned by no one. it belongs to everyone. >> wow. welcome back to "hardball." that was, of course president obama speaking in selma this weekend. actually on saturday. the president and his family along with former president george w. bush and nearly 100 members of congress marched on the same street the same bridge where civil rights demonstrators were beaten bloodily by police 50 years ago in what became known as bloody sunday. civil rights icon and georgia congressman john lewis was in selma 50 years ago and he spoke about that day....

Military we were so peaceful, so quiet. no one saying a word. we were beaten, tear gassed, some of us were left bloody right here on this bridge. 17 of us were hospitalized that day. but we never became bitter or hostile. we kept believing that the truth we stood for would. this city on the banks of the alabama river gave birth to a movement that changed this nation forever. our country will never, ever be the same because of what happened on this bridge. eight days after bloody sunday the president of the united states johnson delivered one of