Joe Biden, the former vice president and Democratic presidential candidate, made a campaign stop in Jackson, Mississippi, Sunday, March 8, 2020. During his stop, he visited New Hope Baptist Church and spoke to his supporters during the Get Out the Vote Event at Tougaloo College’s Kroger Gymnasium. U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, Deval Patrick and Vivica A. Fox attended Biden’s event at the historically black college. Mike Espy, the former congressman and U.S. secretary of agriculture, endorsed Biden earlier in the day. Here are photos from Sunday’s events.

Pastor Jerry Young shakes Joe Biden’s hand after after he spoke to the congregation at New Hope Baptist Church, Sunday, March 8, 2020. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America
Joe Biden walks into New Hope Baptist Church, Sunday, March 8, 2020. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America
Trey Baker, from left, Joe Biden, and U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson attend New Hope Baptist Church, Sunday, March 8, 2020. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America
Joe Biden speaks to the congregation at New Hope Baptist Church, Sunday, March 8, 2020. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America
Trey Baker, from left, Joe Biden, and U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson attend New Hope Baptist Church, Sunday, March 8, 2020. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America
Joe Biden stops to speak with Tina Fortenberry after speaking to the congregation at New Hope Baptist Church, Sunday, March 8, 2020. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America
A crowd of Joe Biden supporters wait outside of Tougaloo College’s Kroger Gymnasium for the Get Out and Vote event Sunday, March 8, 2020. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America
Supporters wait for Joe Biden inside Tougaloo College’s Kroger Gymnasium during the Get Out and Vote event Sunday, March 8, 2020. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America
Dorothy Benford cheers for Joe Biden during the Get Out and Vote event at Tougaloo College’s Kroger Gymnasium Sunday, March 8, 2020. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America
Vivica A. Fox prepares to introduce Deval Patrick during Joe Biden’s Get Out and Vote event at Tougaloo College’s Kroger Gymnasium Sunday, March 8, 2020. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America
Deval Patrick speaks during Joe Biden’s Get Out and Vote event at Tougaloo College’s Kroger Gymnasium Sunday, March 8, 2020. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America
U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson prepares to introduce Joe Biden during the Get Out and Vote event at Tougaloo College’s Kroger Gymnasium Sunday, March 8, 2020. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America
Joe Biden speaks to his supporters during the Get Out and Vote event at Tougaloo College’s Kroger Gymnasium Sunday, March 8, 2020. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America
Joe Biden speaks to his supporters during a campaign event at Tougaloo College’s Kroger Gymnasium Sunday, March 8, 2020. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America
Joe Biden speaks to his supporters during the Get Out and Vote event at Tougaloo College’s Kroger Gymnasium Sunday, March 8, 2020. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America
Joe Biden speaks to supporters during a campaign event at Tougaloo College in Jackson on March 8, 2020. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America
Supporters listen as Joe Biden speaks during the Get Out and Vote event at Tougaloo College’s Kroger Gymnasium Sunday, March 8, 2020. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America
Supporters listen as Joe Biden speaks during the Get Out and Vote event at Tougaloo College’s Kroger Gymnasium Sunday, March 8, 2020. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America
Joe Biden speaks to his supporters during the Get Out and Vote event at Tougaloo College’s Kroger Gymnasium Sunday, March 8, 2020. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America
Supporters listen as Joe Biden speaks during the Get Out and Vote event at Tougaloo College’s Kroger Gymnasium Sunday, March 8, 2020. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America
Joe Biden acknowledges his supporters at Tougaloo College’s Kroger Gymnasium during the Get Out and Vote event Sunday, March 8, 2020. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America
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Eric J. Shelton was a 2018 corps member in Report for America, and joined the team as our first photojournalist. A native of Columbia, Miss., Eric earned his bachelor’s in photojournalism from the University of Southern Mississippi. He was a multimedia journalist for Abilene Reporter-News, chief photographer for the Hattiesburg American and photo editor for the Killeen Daily Herald before joining our team June 2018. He rejoined Mississippi Today as our health photojournalist in January 2022.