One year ago at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge, President Barack Obama gave a rousing speech that will go down as one of the best of his career.

The most surreal part of the day was watching Congressmen John Lewis stand at the foot of the bridge 50 years after leading a group of 600 marchers over the historic structure.

Lewis went from being beaten and bloodied in 1965 to introducing President Barack Obama, the nation’s first black president. What a testament to how far the country has come in such a short period of time.

That entire day was special and one nobody in Selma will soon forget.

However, the cause that brought hundreds of thousands of people to Selma last year is still one that goes on a year later with smaller crowds and less fanfare.

A look at headlines across the country, or ones made this week close to home in Montgomery, shows there is still work to do.

A lot of progress has been made in the battle for equality and voting rights for all but it seems to be an ongoing battle.

It’s one that may wage forever, but one we believe  can be won if enough people band together and fight for what’s just.

Selma has shown what can happen when people take a stand for what’s right.