Ayanna Pressley: “The need of voter suppression is heavy on the neck of black…”

“Montgomery, it is that same blueprint for progress that summons me here today. Summons us all. Not simply to rally those before us, but to rally the soul of a nation. The need of voter suppression is heavy on the neck of black America. But this is a fight for all of America. Land of the free. Home of the brave. Land of the free. What about me? Land of the free. What about we?” (01:11–01:20)

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