Selma to Montgomery Anniversary

March 21-25, 1965. To prevent the police violence directed at all previous attempts, Lyndon Johnson had sent federal troops to escort the marchers. This year's anniversary ends without comment from the part-time current occupant of the White House.

The silence is telling. But history is eloquent, and suggests an arc that must bend away from silence and denial.

The Kings in Montgomery, closing Selma March, today 1965: #Adelman pic.twitter.com/Bn72iGKsoi

— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) March 25, 2017