Doug Jones talks about Rosa Parks, voter turnout at Montgomery church (al.com)

Updated Dec 2, 7:37 AM; Posted Dec 1

By Mike Cason
mcason@al.com

Speaking tonight to a mostly black audience at a Montgomery Baptist church, Alabama Senate candidate Doug Jones invoked the memory of Rosa Parks on the 62nd anniversary of her arrest, saying the state could be at another turning point.

"The world started to change because of one heroic seamstress who was tired and didn't want to give up her seat on the bus," Jones said. Parks' arrest on Dec. 1, 1955 launched the Montgomery bus boycott, a landmark success early in the civil rights movement.

Jones said the state is at a crossroads and should turn away from what he described as the divisive leadership style of Republican nominee Roy Moore. The election is Dec. 12.

"We've got to decide what kind of Alabama we want to have," Jones said. "Do we want to have an Alabama in which everyone is treated with dignity and respect and equally and we try to get good jobs and we keep our healthcare? Or do we want to have an Alabama that tells the country that we're still a divisive people, that we only care about a certain segment of our population?"
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"You've got to call them on the 12th and say, 'Hey did you cast that vote yet?' You've got to call all your friends and neighbors. Get 'em out there. Make sure. Call and say, 'Do you need a ride?' "
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