"VP Kamala Harris Commemorates Bloody Sunday Anniversary Amid Voting Rights Concerns"

Vice President Kamala Harris is set to participate in commemorating the 59th anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama, where Civil Rights demonstrators were attacked by law officers on the Edmund Pettus Bridge. The annual Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee, culminating on Sunday, includes a march across the bridge and various events honoring the signing of the Voting Rights Act. U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland is also expected to attend. The event aims to highlight the ongoing fight for voting rights and justice, with Congressman James Clyburn emphasizing the importance of the Voting Rights Act and the need to address current challenges to voting rights.
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- US attorney general tells Bloody Sunday service ‘the right to vote is under attack’ The Guardian US
- Kamala Harris To Join In Marking 59th Anniversary Of Bloody Sunday HuffPost
- Supreme Court allows drawing of new Alabama congressional map to proceed The Associated Press
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