Oprah Winfrey Honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Marching with SELMA cast in Alabama
Congresswoman Terri Sewell, Ava DuVernay, Common, David Oyelowo, Oprah Winfrey, and John Legend address the audience at a special performance on January 18, 2015 in Selma, Alabama. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures)
Producer and star of Oscar-nominated SELMA, Oprah Winfrey, along with SELMA director, Ava DuVernay, actor David Oyelowo, Golden Globe and Crtics’ Choice Movie Award Winners, Common and John Legend (for their collaboration “Glory” for SELMA) and several other cast and crew celebrated Dr.Martin Luther King Jr., in Selma, AL by marching with thousands of locals and out-of-towners to the Edmund Pettus Bridge Sunday, January 18.
“I’m so excited that once again I get to march across the bridge, not as portraying Annie Lee Cooper, but standing in the shoes and on the shoulders of everyone that came before us,” Oprah Winfrey said before an enthusiastic crowd.
The cast participated in several Selma events, including speaking to high school students at Selma High School. Common and John Legend moved some attendees to tears by singing their award-winning song, “Glory” and “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” performed by John Legend.
John Legend performs during a special live performance by on the Edmund Pettus Bridge on January 18, 2015 in Selma, Alabama. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures)
#SelmaFilm #MarchOn
David Oyelowo; Oprah Winfrey; John Legend; Ava DuVernay; Common; Terri Sewell atend the Selma High School Q&A event on January 18, 2015 in Selma, Alabama. Photo by Rick Diamo/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures.
Selma Mayor George Evans and Jeannie Evans attend a special screening of "Selma," presented by Paramount Pictures on January 18, 2015 in Selma, Alabama. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures)
Executive Producer Paul Garnes, Common, Oprah Winfrey, Director Ava DuVernay, David Oyelowo, and John Legend attend a special screening of "Selma," presented by Paramount Pictures on January 18, 2015 in Selma, Alabama. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures)
John Legend and Common attend a day-long celebration to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Selma, AL, presented by Paramount Pictures on January 18, 2015 in Selma, Alabama. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures)
Common during a special live performance on the Edmund Pettus Bridge on January 18, 2015 in Selma, Alabama. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures)
Oprah Winfrey with Sheyann Webb, who was 8 years old when she marched on the first attempted Edmund Pettus Bridge march which became "Bloody Sunday." Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. called her his "Youngest Freedom Marcher."
The 2015 commemorative march on the Edmund Pettus Bridge on January 18, 2015 in Selma, Alabama. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures)
John Legend performs during a special live performance by on the Edmund Pettus Bridge on January 18, 2015 in Selma, Alabama. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures)
Frank Rogers (far left), Sonya Jenkins, Cynthia Stillwell and Adriano Gonzalez - #TeamStillwell - attend a day-long celebration to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Selma, AL. Cynthia Stillwell Casting hired background artists and cast in Georgia and Alabama for SELMA film.
