Former Presidential Candidate Beto O'Rourke To Host Book Signing In Tuscaloosa

TUSCALOOSA, AL — Ernest & Hadley Booksellers on Tuesday announced former Democratic Congressman Beto O'Rourke of Texas will visit Tuscaloosa for a book signing and discussion later this month.

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Ernest & Hadley says the event will be held at EasterSeals of West Alabama, which is located at 1400 James I. Harrison Jr Parkway at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 29.

While the event is free and open to the public, organizers request that you RSVP on Eventbrite.

The focus of O'Rourke's visit will be his latest book, "We've Got To Try: How the Fight for Voting Rights Makes Everything Else Possible."

Ernest & Hadley says the book examines the life and work of Civil Rights leader Dr. Lawrence Aaron Nixon and his fight for the ballot to defeat all-White political primaries.

O’Rourke is a fourth-generation Texan and a small business owner who represented the 16th congressional district of Texas from 2013 to 2019.

O'Rourke has also been a candidate for U.S. Senate, governor of Texas and, most notably, president of the United States during the 2020 Democratic Primary.

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