Biden Marks Selma’s 1965 ‘Bloody Sunday’ With Eye on 2024 Race
- President’s approval ratings have dropped with key voting bloc
- Biden spoke at Ebenezer Baptist Church on MLK Day in January
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President Joe Biden listed accomplishments in the White House, including appointing the first Black woman Supreme Court justice, as he sought to strengthen ties with Black voters at a hallowed site for the 1960s civil-rights movement ahead of a planned 2024 reelection bid.
Biden spoke in Selma, Alabama, to mark the 58th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday,” when White state troopers attacked voting-rights demonstrators. It was his second attempt in less than two months to solidify support among Black voters after a speech at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta to mark Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday in January.