Chicago mayor candidate Brandon Johnson in Selma for ‘Bloody Sunday’ march

Mayoral candidate, pictured at his election night victory party Feb. 28, will commemorate “Bloody Sunday” in Selma, Ala. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)

WASHINGTON — Chicago mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson will be in Selma, Ala., on Sunday to mark “Bloody Sunday,” the 58^th anniversary of marches and violent clashes that led to Black citizens in the U.S. winning voting rights, his spokesman said.

Johnson, a staffer for the Chicago Teachers Union and a Cook County commissioner, makes the trip as he is looking to boost Black voter turnout in his campaign for mayor against former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas, with the runoff vote on April 4.