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President Joe Biden will travel to Selma, Alabama, to commemorate the 58th anniversary of «Bloody Sunday.»
There, Biden will speak at the Edmund Pettus Bridge — where in 1965 hundreds of civil rights marchers were attacked by police. The violence, which sparked national outrage, marked a turning point in the movement and led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act.
«In his remarks, President Biden will talk about the importance of commemorating Bloody Sunday so that history cannot be erased,» White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Friday as she previewed the trip. «He will highlight how the continued fight for voting rights is integral to delivering economic justice and civil rights for Black Americans.»
Biden has continued to speak on voting rights, highlighting the issue in a sermon honoring Martin Luther King Jr. in January and in his State of the Union, despite legislation faltering during his first two years in the Oval Office.
