Mar 10 2025 1 mins 1
The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for March 11, 2025
The Voting Rights Act of 1965, Born Out of ‘Bloody Sunday,’ Fights for Its Life in the Face of an Activist U.S. Supreme Court Majority
Five months after peaceful voting rights marchers were viciously attacked by their own government in Selma, Alabama, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was signed by President Lyndon Johnson. Anti-voter legislatures are now challenging the VRA’s protections, even though that discrimination continues.
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Today’s Links
Articles & Resources:
Florida Phoenix - Tens of thousands commemorate 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Selma
Brennan Center for Justice - The Voting Rights Act Explained
NAACP - Voting Rights Act of 1965
Southern Poverty Law Center - 60 years after Bloody Sunday, foot soldiers address current threats to democracy
Brennan Center for Justice - (2023) Effects of Shelby County v. Holder on the Voting Rights Act
Campaign Legal Center - (2021) Supreme Court’s Decision Further Damages Voting Rights Act
League of Women Voters U.S. - (2024) Court Made Racial Gerrymandering Easier in Alexander v. South Carolina NAACP
Groups Taking Action:
ACLU, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
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