SELMA, Alabama — Joe Biden nabbed an endorsement from Selma Mayor Darrio Melton as 2020 candidates gathered in the city to mark a civil rights anniversary and vie for black votes ahead of Super Tuesday.

“Joe understands the issues families in Selma and communities across the country face,” Melton said in a statement. “He is uniquely qualified to unite our country in this moment, and I look forward to the day we can call him our president.”

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