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In Selma, Biden says right to vote remains under assault - NBC News
President Lyndon B. Johnson introduced the Voting Rights Act of 1965 eight days after “Bloody Sunday,” calling Selma one those rare moments in American history where “ history and fate meet ...
The New York Times2y
Biden, in Selma, Says Voting Rights Are Still ‘Under Assault’
On the 58th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, a violent attack on Black civil rights marchers by police officers in Selma, Ala., President Biden said that the right to vote “remains under assault.” ...
CBS News2y
In Selma, Biden puts spotlight back on "under assault" voting rights
President Lyndon B. Johnson introduced the Voting Rights Act of 1965 eight days after "Bloody Sunday," calling Selma one those rare moments in American history where "history and fate meet at a ...
Los Angeles Times2y
Biden’s Selma visit puts spotlight back on voting rights
President Lyndon B. Johnson introduced the Voting Rights Act of 1965 eight days after “Bloody Sunday,” calling Selma one those rare moments in American history where “history and fate meet ...
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In Selma, Biden presses for voting rights on 'Bloody Sunday' anniversary
SELMA, Alabama, March 5 (Reuters) - 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 ...
New York Post1y
AG Garland warns Selma church that voting rights are under attack on 59th anniversary of 'Bloody Sunday' - New York Post
AG Merrick Garland told a Bloody Sunday service in Selma that decisions by the Supreme Court and lower courts since 2006 have weakened the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Politicians speak about voting rights at Selma bridge crossing - MSN
SELMA, Ala. (WSFA) - Thousands gathered Sunday at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge to hear lawmakers’ words of ...
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Congressional leaders gather in Selma in remembrance of Bloody Sunday - Austin American-Statesman
Selma Mayor James Perkins Jr. addressed Congressional leaders, expressing heightened fear among people. Rep. Terri Sewell advocates for the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to restore ...
Tennessean4mon
Congressional leaders gather in Selma in remembrance of Bloody Sunday - The Tennessean
Selma Mayor James Perkins Jr. addressed Congressional leaders, expressing heightened fear among people. Rep. Terri Sewell advocates for the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to restore ...
Politico2y
In Selma, Biden says right to vote remains under assault
President Lyndon B. Johnson introduced the Voting Rights Act of 1965 eight days after “Bloody Sunday,” calling Selma one those rare moments in American history where “history and fate meet ...
Penn Live2y
Biden’s visit to Selma places spotlight back on voting rights
FILE - Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., lead a group across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., March 3, 2013. President Joe Biden on Sunday, March 5, 2023, is set to ...