amelia boyton, tear gassed. country along with the others beaten that day, inspired another movement. you are a minister from the north, a white guy. you had no stake in this. why did you come? >> i knew that things were wrong in selma. sunday. >> hours later clark olson heard the call. martin luther king, jr. asked the nation's ministers, black and white to join him in selma for a march to montgomery, the state's capitol. it wasn't just a show of unity. king knew that white ministers would keep the nation's attention focused on selma, and put more pressure on president johnson. though no one could have predicted what came next. >> you are ordered to stop, stand where you are. >> is it hard for you now? >> i have gotten used to it. i have been back here a number of times, and i have gotten used to it. but there still is within me that old terror. >> nearly 50 years after bloody sunday, we walked with clark olson on the block that changed his life. >> this is walker's cafe. >> reporter: he joined two other white

amelia boyton was 105 years old.he was the one in the movie who wore the cat glasses who told karen. king that she was repaired that she was the descendent of kings and queens that the blood that flowed through her veins survives. amelia boynton said it best. when president obama sat down to kiss her, he said to her mrs. boynton, i get to deliver a speech in a few minutes as the president of the united states of america, and it is all because of you. and she looked up at him, i am in tears, she looked up at him and she said "make it a good one." [laughter] [applause] and so i simply say to all of us who are direct beneficiaries every cabinet member that is sitting here, every elected official throughout this nation, every state, local official throughout this nation, every citizen throughout this nation in order to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the selma to montgomery march, we owe it to those bush soldiers -- those foot sholdiers, to make it a duty that we make a good one. [applause] >> to the bishops of the c

. >> amelia boyton didn't die, she and the marchers made their way to montgomery.sident johnson months later forced through a voting rights act. and 50 years later amelia boyton is living to see her community guided by black leaders. >> i'm thomas drayton in new york. thank you for watching. "america tonight" weekend is coming up next. be safe. [ singing ] >> we have come a long way since the event of sunday. selma changed the world. >> if someone had told me that we were crossing the brim that one day i would be back here introducing the first african-american president i would have said you are crazy, outs of your mind. president obama. we honour those who walk so we could run. we must run so our children soar. we will not grow weary, we believe in the power of an awesome guys, and we believe in the country, this sacred promise. [ ♪♪ ] boko haram strikes again. serial blasts kill more than 50 in its strong hold as the rebel group pledges allegiance to i.s.i.l. >>> hello, this is al jazeera, i'm in doha, and also ahead in the next 30 minutes... ..closing in on tik

amelia boyton was 105 years old.he was the one in the movie who wore the cat glasses who told karen. king that she was repaired that she was the descendent of kings and queens that the blood that flowed through her veins survives. amelia boynton said it best. when president obama sat down to kiss her, he said to her mrs. boynton, i get to deliver a speech in a few minutes as the president of the united states of america, and it is all because of you. and she looked up at him, i am in tears, she looked up at him and she said "make it a good one." [laughter] [applause] and so i simply say to all of us who are direct beneficiaries every cabinet member that is sitting here, every elected official throughout this nation, every state, local official throughout this nation, every citizen throughout this nation in order to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the selma to montgomery march, we owe it to those bush soldiers -- those foot sholdiers, to make it a duty that we make a good one. [applause] >> to the bishops of the c