John McCain will travels to Selma, Gee’s Bend and Thomasville, AL to begin his weeklong It’s Time for Action Tour.
In Selma John McCain will visit the Edmund Pettus Bridge which in 1965 became a breakthrough in the Civil Rights Movement. He will then travel to Gee’s Bend, AL which has been isolated by the river, economic difficulties, and racial tensions over the years. He will then journey on to Thomasville, AL where he will talk about the need for education and its importance to rural development. Click here to learn more.
“There must be no forgotten places in America, whether they have been ignored for long years by the sins of indifference and injustice, or have been left behind as the world grew smaller and more economically interdependent. In America, we have always believed that if the day was a disappointment, we would win tomorrow.“
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