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Joe Biden: “The legacy of the marched in Selma is that, while nothing can stop free people from exercising their most sacred power…”

On the recordMarch 7, 2021
The legacy of the marched in Selma is that, while nothing can stop free people from exercising their most sacred power as a citizen, there are those who will do anything they can to take that power away.
Said by
Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

President Biden addresses the ongoing attacks on voting rights while commemorating the anniversary of Bloody Sunday.

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