'As we mark the 58th anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Selma, it’s an important reminder that our work is not done,' Chicago mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson said in a tweet.
was in Selma, Alabama on Sunday to attend events commemorating the 1965 "Bloody Sunday" attack on peaceful civil rights demonstrators.
"As we mark the 58th anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Selma, it’s an important reminder that our work is not done," Johnson said in a tweet."On this bridge, blood was given to help redeem the soul of America," he said. "This fundamental right remains under assault. The conservative Supreme Court has gutted the Voting Rights Act over the years.
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