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Decades after 3 men were murdered in Mississippi fighting for Blackvoting rights, there’s still opposition to Black voting. The @AP Road Trip team takes a look.
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The little Mississippi road where 3 civil rights workers were murdered for working for voting rights hasn’t changed much over the decades. And there are still plenty of ways to stop Black voting. A look at how voting rights have - and have not - changed.
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A voting rights group says that caravans of flag-waving President Donald Trump supporters appeared to obstruct and intimidate voters at two polling location in predominantly ethnic-minority neighborhoods last weekend in the Albuquerque area.
A voting rights group says that caravans of flag-waving Trump supporters appeared to obstruct and intimidate voters at polling locations in the South Valley area and the western reaches of Central Avenue.
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Mitch McConnell has been actively blocking legislation to restore the Voting Rights Act for 314 days. Meanwhile, people are waiting 12 hours to vote in states with a history of voter suppression. Please connect the dots.
Today I sent a letter to nearly 6,000 elections officials and county commissioners in states formerly covered by Voting Rights Act Section 5 inviting them to apply for grants, funded by me, to reopen polling centers and improve voting access.
I for one don’t care whether the president or his congressional enablers put out disingenuous pablum about John Lewis. Pass and sign a voting rights bill. Name it after him. And then we can talk. Actions not empty words. Lewis always led from the front.
I have done more for WOMEN than just about any President in HISTORY! As we celebrate the 100th Anniversary of women’s voting rights, we should build a BEAUTIFUL STATUE in Washington D.C. to honor the many brave women who made this possible for our GREAT COUNTRY...
Today is the 55th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act––one of the crowning achievements of our democracy. But once the Supreme Court weakened it, some state legislatures unleashed a flood of laws designed specifically to make voting harder, especially in communities of color.
Your reminder that Mitch McConnell has been actively blocking legislation to restore the Voting Rights Act for 244 days.
Today marks 7 years since the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act. Since then, states with a history of voter suppression have closed 1,688 polling places throughout the South. It couldn't be more blatant:
As Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans praise the legacy of John Lewis, remember that they’ve been actively blocking voting rights legislation for 237 days.
So let me get this straight: Legislation to restore the Voting Rights Act has been sitting on McConnell’s desk for months — and he will directly benefit from his state allocating just one polling place for 616,000 predominantly Black voters? Can this be any more blatant?
The Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act seven years ago today. Mitch McConnell is currently blocking legislation to restore it. This shouldn’t be a partisan issue.
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