mr. james armstrong's life. gend, it told the thousands of foot soldiers that were not written in the history books. i applaud the directors for their wonderful ren dention of mr. james armstrong's life. i applaud gail dolgen for her steadfast determination while battling breast cancer and co-directing through her hospice bed in order to submit the film for the sundance festival. she died two weeks prior. i pay homage to ms. amelia boynton of selma who provided hiss tore account accounts for the film. the story visited and revisited the news of the beating of ms. amelia boynton and others that endured beatings on edmund pettis bridge on bloody sunday during their march for voting rights acts. though she is ill, she was determined to travel the distance, to be part of tonight's premiere. i am inspired by the courage and determination displayed by ms. boynton who at 99 years old would not be deterred and will be here tonight at the premiere "the barber of birmingham" right tercompe capitol's visitor center. james a