As Biden makes appeal to Black voters, they share differing views on his 2024 campaign

In his first visit to an early voting state this year, President Joe Biden on Monday made an appeal to Black voters at the historic Mother Emanuel AME Church, where nine Black Americans were murdered by a white supremacist in a 2015 mass shooting.

Biden condemned «white supremacy» as a «poison» that continues to haunt the nation, echoing what is already becoming a key theme challenging extremism as he ramps up his reelection campaign.

But some Black voters — a group who has been key to Biden's success so far — told ABC News afterward they have differing views on the president's track record and whether they will vote for him in November.

«Poison has for too long haunted this nation. What is that poison? White supremacy,» Biden said in his speech. «Throughout our history, it's ripped this nation apart. It has no place in America. Not today, tomorrow or ever.»

Sitting right next to the president was South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn, whose endorsement in 2020 was seen as influential in helping Biden win the state's Democratic primary, the first major win for him on his road to the White House.

Prior to Biden's speech, Clyburn notably took to the podium to tout what he called the Biden administration's accomplishments on kitchen table issues, seeking to rally the crowd of largely Black voters before the president hopped on stage by explaining what Biden has achieved and what's prevented him from achieving more.

In attendance at the president's speech were survivors and the families of the victims of the 2015 mass shooting. Jean Ortiz, one of those survivors, later called Biden's remarks «outstanding.»

Tamara Curry, who said she has a diabetic family member who has been directly impacted by the Affordable Care Act, implemented when