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Biden to visit Selma, Ala. for voting rights anniversary

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President Biden will travel to Selma, Ala., this weekend to mark the 58th anniversary of Bloody Sunday amid the Civil Rights movement, the White House announced Tuesday.

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Reuters

In Selma, Biden presses for voting rights on 'Bloody Sunday' anniversary

President Joe Biden pressed for the passage of measures to strengthen U.S. voting rights during a visit to Selma, Alabama, on Sunday to commemorate the 58th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday," when state troopers beat peaceful protesters marching against discrimination.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Biden to visit Selma, Ala. for voting rights anniversary

President Joe Biden will travel to Alabama on Sunday to mark the 58th anniversary of a landmark event of the civil rights movement. Biden will speak in Selma for the

1 year ago·United States

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The Hill

Biden to travel to Selma for Bloody Sunday anniversary

President Biden will travel to Selma, Ala., this weekend to mark the 58th anniversary of Bloody Sunday amid the Civil Rights movement, the White House announced Tuesday. The White House provided no additional details about Biden’s activities while in Selma. The presdent will be there to mark 58 years since the Bloody Sunday, a violent […]

1 year ago·Washington, United States

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Gold Coast Bulletin

Biden Emphasizes Voting Rights on ‘Bloody Sunday’ Visit to Selma, Ala.

President Biden on Sunday participated in the annual Selma Bridge Crossing in Alabama, marking the 58th anniversary of the historic civil-rights confrontation there and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Photo: Patrick Semansky/Associated Press

1 year ago·Southport, Australia

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Toronto Sun

In Selma, Biden presses for voting rights on 'Bloody Sunday' anniversary

SELMA -- President Joe Biden pressed for the passage of measures to strengthen U.S. voting rights during a visit to Selma, Alabama, on Sunday to commemorate the 58th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday," when state troopers beat peaceful protesters marching against discrimination.

1 year ago·Toronto, Canada

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UPI

Biden renews call to protect voting rights in visit to Selma to commemorate ‘Bloody Sunday’

President Joe Biden evoked the words of late Georgia representative John Lewis in a call to "redeem the soul of America" by protecting voting rights at the edge of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., on Sunday.

1 year ago·Washington, United States

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