|
John, today marks the anniversary of a turning point in the fight against Black voter suppression. Today is the anniversary of the Bloody Sunday attacks.
On March 7, 1965, activist John Lewis, then just 25 years old, led over 600 marchers across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, AL, where they faced brutal attacks by state troopers. They were beaten solely because they wanted to exercise their constitutional right to vote.
But John Lewis refused to stand down. He stood his ground unflinchingly in the face of beatings and tear gas, a courageous action that would go on to be representative of his legacy as an activist and a history-maker.
With Black voters’ rights still under attack and voter suppression on the rise over 58 years later, we must remember days like Bloody Sunday and honor the legacy of John Lewis by taking concrete action to amplify Black voices.
The Collective PAC is working around the clock to do exactly that. If you can, please support our mission by chipping in anything you can today.
Thank you for all that you do to help us build Black political power.
Quentin James
President and Co-Founder of The Collective PAC
|
The Collective PAC is strategically focused on creating a truly equitable democracy where our nation’s local, state and federal governments have diverse and talented elected leadership and Black people are fully represented in positions of
power to create the policies necessary to progress our communities forward. Since our inception in 2016, we have helped 110 candidates win general elections at the local, state and federal levels. We strive to support the next wave of
progressive and unapologetic Black candidates who will usher in a sea of change in our political system while helping America fulfill its promise of democracy by creating a government that will truly be for the people and of the people.
|
To Donate by Check: PO Box 15320, DC 20003
| Paid for by the Collective PAC; not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee. |
Click here to unsubscribe from the Collective PAC's email list.
|
|
