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Here is President Biden’s complete speech from the Bridge Crossing Jubilee in Selma.
The president spoke for 20 minutes at the foot of the bridge before he locked arms with others, including U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, the Rev. Al Sharpton and the Rev. Jesse Jackson to lead thousands across.
In his speech, Biden remembered the late Georgia Congressman John Lewis, who had been beaten on Bloody Sunday, March 7, 1965. Biden and Lewis were both a part of the 2020 Bridge Crossing Jubilee when Biden was running for president and Lewis was battling cancer. Lewis died later that year.
“Everyone should know the truth of Selma,” Biden said today. He says the fight must continue for voting rights, which he says is under assault. Biden said Alabama failed to create a second Black-majority Congressional district when the lines were…
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