President Joe Biden is facing calls to push the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act as his State of the Union address falls on the anniversary of “Bloody Sunday.”
The late John Lewis was among those who marched on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, on March 7, 1965, when state troopers met these protesters with violence. While the event preceded the Voting Rights Act of that year, the day was known as “Bloody Sunday” due to the multiple injuries suffered, which included 17 hospitalizations, including Lewis, who received treatment for a cracked skull.
Voting rights activists called on the president to advance the latest rendition of legislation named after Lewis, who later served in the House of Representatives. The legislation has passed the House but has yet to be voted on by the
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