President Joe Biden will press his case for stronger voting rights during a visit to Alabama on Sunday to commemorate the 58th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday”, when state troopers beat peaceful protesters who were marching against discrimination.
Biden’s trip to Selma is his latest event aimed at underscoring his commitment to black voters, who helped propel him to the White House and remain a key constituency going into his expected 2024 re-election bid.The president will speak at the Edmund Pettus Bridge, where state troopers clubbed and used teargas against the 1965 voting rights marchers, including John Lewis, a black civil rights activist who went on to become a US congressman.
“He will highlight how the continued fight for voting rights is integral to delivering economic justice and civil rights for black Americans.” Biden has sought to build support for the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, bills that would make election day a holiday, register new voters and strengthen US justice department oversight of local election jurisdictions with a history of discrimination.The president, who has said he intends to run for re-election, has sought to buttress his support from African American voters.
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