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Then-Vice President Joe Biden and late U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., lead a group across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, March 3, 2013. Photo credit: Dave Martin, The Associated Press

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PERSPECTIVE: On anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday,’ those continuing John Lewis’ legacy ask Biden to keep faith in ‘State of the Union’

March 7, 2024
By Melanie Eversley
NABJ Black News & Views

President Joe Biden walks across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., Sunday, March 5, 2023, to commemorate the 58th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday," a landmark event of the civil rights movement. With Biden is Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Ala., the Rev. Al Sharpton and the Rev. Jesse Jackson. Photo credit: Patrick Semansky

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In Selma, Biden says right to vote remains under assault

March 6, 2023
By Kim Chandler and Aamer Madhani
The Associated Press

Vice President Joe Biden and late U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., lead a group across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., March 3, 2013. On Sunday, March 5, 2023, Biden is set to pay tribute to the heroes of “Blood Sunday," joining thousands for the annual commemoration of the seminal moment in the civil rights movement that led to passage of landmark voting rights legislation nearly 60 years ago. Photo credit: Dave Martin, The Associated Press

National

Biden’s Selma visit puts spotlight on voting rights

March 5, 2023
By Kim Chandler and Aamer Madhani
The Associated Press

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PERSPECTIVE: On anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday,’ those continuing John Lewis’ legacy ask Biden to keep faith in ‘State of the Union’

In Selma, Biden says right to vote remains under assault

Biden’s Selma visit puts spotlight on voting rights

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