and john luiz is one of my heroes. that when a younger john lewis woke up that morning, 50 years ago, and made his way to brown chapel, heroics were not on his mind. a day like this was not on his mind. his nap sack stocked with an apple, a toothbrush, and a book on government. all you need for a night behind bars. john luiz led them out of the church on a mission to change america. >> that was president obama in 2015 marking the 50th anniversary of what has become known as bloody sunday. america was change that day, when the late john lewis, and 600 other demonstrators, marched across the edmund pettus bridge in selma, alabama. they were peacefully protesting against racial discrimination in voting, but they were brutally attacked by state troopers. the images of the violence shocked the nation and galvanized the fight against racial injustice. it eventually led to the passage of the landmark voting rights act of 1965. this weekend, america will commemorate the 59th anniversary of bloody sunday with the annual bridge