1965年他和要求黑人投票权的示威群众就是在这座桥前遭到阿拉巴马州警察痛殴，警方还向示威者施放催泪瓦斯。
In 1965, Lewis and several other demonstrators demanding the right to vote for Blacks were beaten viciously by Alabama police on this bridge, and the police also fired tear gas into the crowd.