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In Selma, Biden says right to vote remains under assault

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U.S. President Joe Biden used the searing memories of Selma's “Bloody Sunday” to recommit to a cornerstone of democracy, lionizing a seminal moment from the civil rights movement at a time when he has been unable to push enhanced voting protections through Congress and a conservative Supreme Court has undermined a landmark voting law.

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The Hindu

In Selma, Biden says right to vote remains under assault

President Joe Biden is using the searing memories of 1965's “Bloody Sunday” in Selma, Alabama, to recommit to securing voting rights

2 years ago·India

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WUSA9

In Selma, Biden says right to vote remains under assault

President Joe Biden addressed voting rights and civil rights activism at a "Bloody Sunday" anniversary event.

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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WREG News

In Selma, Biden says right to vote remains under assault

SELMA, Ala. (AP) — President Joe Biden used the searing memories of Selma’s “Bloody Sunday” to recommit to a cornerstone of democracy, lionizing a seminal moment from the civil rights movement at a time when he has been unable to push enhanced voting protections through Congress and a conservative Supreme Court has undermined a landmark voting law. “Selma is a reckoning. The […]

2 years ago·Memphis, United States

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The Hill

Biden chides GOP for ‘trying to hide the truth’ about Black history in marking Bloody Sunday

President Biden on Sunday called out Republicans for efforts to limit teaching parts of Black history as he marked the 58th anniversary of Bloody Sunday. “History matters,” Biden said at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. “The truth matters, notwithstanding what the other team is trying to hide. They’re trying to hide the truth.” Biden highlighted the importance…

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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Times of India

Biden: In Selma, Joe Biden says US must face 'the good, the bad' of its history

US News: President Joe Biden commemorated the brutal suppression of a civil rights march in Selma, Alabama in 1965. He said that history matters and that the c

2 years ago·India

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Alabama Today

In Selma, Joe Biden says right to vote remains under assault

President Joe Biden used the searing memories of Selma’s “Bloody Sunday” to recommit to a cornerstone of democracy, lionizing a seminal moment from the civil rights movement at a time when he has been unable to push enhanced voting protections through Congress, and a conservative Supreme Court has undermined a landmark voting law. “Selma is a reckoning. The right to vote … to have your vote counted is the threshold of democracy and liberty. With…

2 years ago·Alabama, United States

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