Doug Jones trying to boost black turnout in Alabama Senate race (al.com)
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Democrat Doug Jones is trying to shore up support among black voters in his U.S. Senate race against Republican Roy Moore by appealing for an end to the divisiveness that has long been part of the state's politics.
Speaking at an event held at a predominantly black church Friday night after stops in heavily black areas of east Alabama during the day, Jones said he hoped Election Day will be historic for the state.
His remarks came on the anniversary of the arrest of black seamstress Rosa Parks in 1955 for her refusal to give up her seat to a white man on a city bus. The resulting Montgomery Bus Boycott helped spark the modern civil rights movement.
"We have more in common than we have to divide us," Jones said. "We cannot let people, candidates and public officials continue to divide us the way this state has been divided in the past."
On Saturday, Jones plans to participate in the Christmas parade in Selma, a landmark city of the civil rights movement.
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