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Biden to visit Selma, Ala. for voting rights anniversary

Various items remain in a home destroyed by last month's tornado in Selma, Ala., Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023. A month after a tornado ravaged historic Selma, a city etched in the history of the civil rights movement, residents and city officials say they are bracing for a long recovery. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler) A home damaged by last month's tornado stands with a message indicating it will be torn down in Selma, Ala., Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023. A month after a tornado ravaged historic Selma, a city etched in the history of the civil rights movement, residents and city officials say they are bracing for a long recovery. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler) A home damaged by last month's tornado stands in Selma, Ala., Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023. A month after a tornado ravaged historic Selma, a city etched in the history of the civil rights movement, residents and city officials say they are bracing for a long recovery. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler) FILE - Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., lead a group across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., Sunday, March 3, 2013. Biden will travel to Alabama on Sunday, March 5, 2023, to mark the 58th anniversary of a landmark event of the civil rights movement. The visit comes as the city that served as a crucible of the civil rights movement is fighting to recover from a January tornado. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File) FILE - Cars navigate around downed trees and power lines on Chestnut Boulevard in Selma, Ala., on Jan. 13, 2023, after a tornado passed through the area the day before. President Joe Biden will travel to Alabama on Sunday, March 5, 2023, to mark the 58th anniversary of a landmark event of the civil rights movement. The visit comes as the city that served as a crucible of the civil rights movement is fighting to recover from a January tornado. (AP Photo/Stew Milne, File) President Joe Biden speaks at an event to celebrate Black History Month, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Biden to visit Selma, Ala. for voting rights anniversary