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#RachelMaddow had a great show last night and this awesome pastor from the Memphis district that was redistricted after Scotus destroyed the #votingrightsact had record turn out in their primary.
If you can give support to #JustinPearson - he’s an amazing public servant. He’s an amazing person. He will be an amazing representative for that district.
It’s an uphill battle, but it can be done.
How bout 5 dollars to Justin??
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please watch #StaceyAbrams
61 yrs after #VotingRightsAct became law, its promise is once again under attack
As I told @MichaelSteele last night: We have the power. We have the agency. We have the numbers. And every time we rise, unite and vote, we prove that our power is real.
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please watch #StaceyAbrams
61 yrs after #VotingRightsAct became law, its promise is once again under attack
As I told @MichaelSteele last night: We have the power. We have the agency. We have the numbers. And every time we rise, unite and vote, we prove that our power is real.
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✊The Voting Rights Act is one of the most consequential civil rights achievements in our nation’s history. It helped dismantle discriminatory barriers designed to keep Black Americans from exercising their fundamental right to vote.
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✊The Voting Rights Act is one of the most consequential civil rights achievements in our nation’s history. It helped dismantle discriminatory barriers designed to keep Black Americans from exercising their fundamental right to vote.
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CW: Occasional Foul Language. Always Political.
Happy VRA Anniversary ✊ Let’s protect it.August 6 marks 61 years of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). For decades, it was our shield against racist tactics at the ballot box.
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Important American History Moments That Happened in August
African American history is American history, and August includes several major turning points in the nation’s political, cultural, labor and civil-rights story.
From the arrival of Africans at Point Comfort in 1619 to the March on Washington in 1963, the month includes moments of achievement, resistance, tragedy and transformation. August also marks the anniversaries of the Voting Rights Act, Thurgood Marshall’s Supreme Court confirmation and the birth of the nation’s first African American president.
Here are some of the most important African American history dates to remember in August.
August 4, 1961: Barack Obama Was Born
Barack Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, on August 4, 1961. He became the 44th president of the United States and the first African American to hold the nation’s highest office when he was inaugurated in January 2009.
Obama served two terms as president, from 2009 to 2017. His election represented a historic milestone nearly 150 years after the abolition of slavery and more than four decades after the Voting Rights Act became law.
Learn more from the Obama White House Archives.
August 6, 1965: The Voting Rights Act Was Signed
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law on August 6, 1965.
The landmark legislation prohibited racially discriminatory voting practices, including literacy tests used to prevent Black citizens from registering to vote. It also authorized federal intervention in jurisdictions with documented histories of discrimination.
The law followed years of organizing and sacrifice by civil-rights activists, including the voting-rights campaign and marches in Selma, Alabama.
Read the Voting Rights Act at the National Archives.
August 9, 1936: Jesse Owens Won His Fourth Olympic Gold Medal
Jesse Owens won his fourth gold medal at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin as a member of the United States 4-by-100-meter relay team.
Owens also earned gold medals in the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash and long jump. His achievements challenged Nazi Germany’s claims of Aryan racial superiority and established him as one of the most accomplished athletes in Olympic history.
Owens returned to a segregated United States, where he continued to face racial discrimination despite his international success.
August 17, 1887: Marcus Garvey Was Born
Marcus Mosiah Garvey was born in Jamaica on August 17, 1887.
Garvey founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and became one of the early 20th century’s most influential advocates for Black nationalism, Pan-Africanism and economic independence.
His movement encouraged people of African descent around the world to take pride in their heritage, build Black-owned institutions and pursue political and economic self-determination.
August 18, 1920: The 19th Amendment Was Ratified
The 19th Amendment was ratified on August 18, 1920, prohibiting the federal government and states from denying voting rights based on sex.
Although the amendment represented an important victory, it did not guarantee equal access to the ballot for all women. Black women, particularly those living in the South, continued to confront poll taxes, literacy tests, intimidation, violence and other discriminatory barriers.
Black women remained central to the continuing struggle for voting rights, which eventually helped produce the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Explore the 19th Amendment through the National Archives.
August 20, 1619: Africans Arrived at Point Comfort
The arrival of Africans at Point Comfort in the English colony of Virginia is traditionally commemorated on August 20.
Approximately 20 Africans were brought to Virginia aboard the English privateer White Lion in late August 1619. The event became an important moment in the development of racialized slavery in English North America.
The date should be understood within a broader history. Africans were present in other parts of the Americas and North America before 1619, and historians continue to examine the status and experiences of the Africans who arrived in Virginia.
August 21, 1831: Nat Turner’s Rebellion Began
Nat Turner and a group of enslaved people began an uprising in Southampton County, Virginia, on August 21, 1831.
Turner, an enslaved preacher, believed he had been called to lead people out of slavery. The rebellion became one of the most consequential uprisings by enslaved people in United States history.
Authorities responded with executions and widespread violence against Black residents. Southern lawmakers also imposed more restrictive laws designed to control the movement, education and religious activities of enslaved and free Black people.
Learn more from the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
August 25, 1925: The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters Was Organized
The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters was organized in 1925 under the leadership of A. Philip Randolph.
Pullman porters performed demanding work while facing low wages, long hours and racial discrimination. Their union became a pioneering force in the Black labor movement and eventually secured a landmark collective-bargaining agreement.
The Brotherhood’s organizing helped connect economic justice, workers’ rights and the emerging civil-rights movement.
Explore the history of the Pullman porters through the National Park Service.
August 27, 1963: W.E.B. Du Bois Died
Scholar, author and civil-rights leader W.E.B. Du Bois died in Ghana on August 27, 1963, one day before the March on Washington.
Du Bois was a co-founder of the NAACP and an influential advocate for civil rights, higher education and Pan-African unity. His writings examined race, democracy, economics and the experiences of Black Americans.
His death came as a new generation of activists prepared to gather in Washington to demand jobs, equality and freedom.
August 28, 1955: Emmett Till Was Murdered
Emmett Till, a 14-year-old Black teenager from Chicago, was abducted and murdered while visiting relatives in Mississippi on August 28, 1955.
His mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, made the courageous decision to hold an open-casket funeral. Images showing the brutality inflicted on her son were published by Black media outlets and seen around the world.
Till’s murder and the acquittal of the two white men charged with the crime helped galvanize a new generation of civil-rights activists.
Read Emmett Till’s story from the Smithsonian.
August 28, 1963: The March on Washington Took Place
Approximately 250,000 people gathered in Washington, D.C., for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963.
The demonstration brought national attention to employment discrimination, segregation, voting rights and the need for comprehensive civil-rights legislation. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his historic “I Have a Dream” speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
The march became one of the defining events of the Civil Rights Movement and helped build momentum for the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Explore the March on Washington through the National Park Service.
August 30, 1967: Thurgood Marshall Was Confirmed to the Supreme Court
The United States Senate confirmed Thurgood Marshall as an associate justice of the Supreme Court on August 30, 1967.
Marshall became the first African American to serve on the nation’s highest court. Before joining the Supreme Court, he was a leading civil-rights attorney who successfully argued Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark case that declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
Marshall served on the Supreme Court from 1967 until 1991.
View the Senate’s historical record.
Why August 28 Is Especially Important in Black History
August 28 stands out as an exceptionally consequential date in African American history.
Emmett Till was murdered on August 28, 1955. Eight years later, the March on Washington brought approximately 250,000 people to the nation’s capital. W.E.B. Du Bois had died in Ghana just one day before the march.
The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture has highlighted August 28 because of the number of major events connected to Black history that have occurred on that date.
Keep Learning About African American History
These anniversaries provide opportunities to learn about the people and movements that transformed the United States. They also remind us that progress resulted from sustained organizing, courage, creativity and sacrifice.
Raleigh residents can continue exploring African American history through local museums, historic sites, libraries, archives and community organizations throughout the year.
Follow DoRaleigh.com for everything Raleigh, including local history, community events, government news and cultural coverage.
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#AfricanAmericanHistory #BarackObama #BlackHistory #BlackLaborHistory #CivilRightsMovement #DoRaleigh #EmmettTill #JesseOwens #MarchOnWashington #MarcusGarvey #NatTurner #News #RaleighHistory #ThurgoodMarshall #VotingRightsAct #WEBDuBois -
Important American History Moments That Happened in August
African American history is American history, and August includes several major turning points in the nation’s political, cultural, labor and civil-rights story.
From the arrival of Africans at Point Comfort in 1619 to the March on Washington in 1963, the month includes moments of achievement, resistance, tragedy and transformation. August also marks the anniversaries of the Voting Rights Act, Thurgood Marshall’s Supreme Court confirmation and the birth of the nation’s first African American president.
Here are some of the most important African American history dates to remember in August.
August 4, 1961: Barack Obama Was Born
Barack Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, on August 4, 1961. He became the 44th president of the United States and the first African American to hold the nation’s highest office when he was inaugurated in January 2009.
Obama served two terms as president, from 2009 to 2017. His election represented a historic milestone nearly 150 years after the abolition of slavery and more than four decades after the Voting Rights Act became law.
Learn more from the Obama White House Archives.
August 6, 1965: The Voting Rights Act Was Signed
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law on August 6, 1965.
The landmark legislation prohibited racially discriminatory voting practices, including literacy tests used to prevent Black citizens from registering to vote. It also authorized federal intervention in jurisdictions with documented histories of discrimination.
The law followed years of organizing and sacrifice by civil-rights activists, including the voting-rights campaign and marches in Selma, Alabama.
Read the Voting Rights Act at the National Archives.
August 9, 1936: Jesse Owens Won His Fourth Olympic Gold Medal
Jesse Owens won his fourth gold medal at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin as a member of the United States 4-by-100-meter relay team.
Owens also earned gold medals in the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash and long jump. His achievements challenged Nazi Germany’s claims of Aryan racial superiority and established him as one of the most accomplished athletes in Olympic history.
Owens returned to a segregated United States, where he continued to face racial discrimination despite his international success.
August 17, 1887: Marcus Garvey Was Born
Marcus Mosiah Garvey was born in Jamaica on August 17, 1887.
Garvey founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and became one of the early 20th century’s most influential advocates for Black nationalism, Pan-Africanism and economic independence.
His movement encouraged people of African descent around the world to take pride in their heritage, build Black-owned institutions and pursue political and economic self-determination.
August 18, 1920: The 19th Amendment Was Ratified
The 19th Amendment was ratified on August 18, 1920, prohibiting the federal government and states from denying voting rights based on sex.
Although the amendment represented an important victory, it did not guarantee equal access to the ballot for all women. Black women, particularly those living in the South, continued to confront poll taxes, literacy tests, intimidation, violence and other discriminatory barriers.
Black women remained central to the continuing struggle for voting rights, which eventually helped produce the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Explore the 19th Amendment through the National Archives.
August 20, 1619: Africans Arrived at Point Comfort
The arrival of Africans at Point Comfort in the English colony of Virginia is traditionally commemorated on August 20.
Approximately 20 Africans were brought to Virginia aboard the English privateer White Lion in late August 1619. The event became an important moment in the development of racialized slavery in English North America.
The date should be understood within a broader history. Africans were present in other parts of the Americas and North America before 1619, and historians continue to examine the status and experiences of the Africans who arrived in Virginia.
August 21, 1831: Nat Turner’s Rebellion Began
Nat Turner and a group of enslaved people began an uprising in Southampton County, Virginia, on August 21, 1831.
Turner, an enslaved preacher, believed he had been called to lead people out of slavery. The rebellion became one of the most consequential uprisings by enslaved people in United States history.
Authorities responded with executions and widespread violence against Black residents. Southern lawmakers also imposed more restrictive laws designed to control the movement, education and religious activities of enslaved and free Black people.
Learn more from the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
August 25, 1925: The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters Was Organized
The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters was organized in 1925 under the leadership of A. Philip Randolph.
Pullman porters performed demanding work while facing low wages, long hours and racial discrimination. Their union became a pioneering force in the Black labor movement and eventually secured a landmark collective-bargaining agreement.
The Brotherhood’s organizing helped connect economic justice, workers’ rights and the emerging civil-rights movement.
Explore the history of the Pullman porters through the National Park Service.
August 27, 1963: W.E.B. Du Bois Died
Scholar, author and civil-rights leader W.E.B. Du Bois died in Ghana on August 27, 1963, one day before the March on Washington.
Du Bois was a co-founder of the NAACP and an influential advocate for civil rights, higher education and Pan-African unity. His writings examined race, democracy, economics and the experiences of Black Americans.
His death came as a new generation of activists prepared to gather in Washington to demand jobs, equality and freedom.
August 28, 1955: Emmett Till Was Murdered
Emmett Till, a 14-year-old Black teenager from Chicago, was abducted and murdered while visiting relatives in Mississippi on August 28, 1955.
His mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, made the courageous decision to hold an open-casket funeral. Images showing the brutality inflicted on her son were published by Black media outlets and seen around the world.
Till’s murder and the acquittal of the two white men charged with the crime helped galvanize a new generation of civil-rights activists.
Read Emmett Till’s story from the Smithsonian.
August 28, 1963: The March on Washington Took Place
Approximately 250,000 people gathered in Washington, D.C., for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963.
The demonstration brought national attention to employment discrimination, segregation, voting rights and the need for comprehensive civil-rights legislation. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his historic “I Have a Dream” speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
The march became one of the defining events of the Civil Rights Movement and helped build momentum for the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Explore the March on Washington through the National Park Service.
August 30, 1967: Thurgood Marshall Was Confirmed to the Supreme Court
The United States Senate confirmed Thurgood Marshall as an associate justice of the Supreme Court on August 30, 1967.
Marshall became the first African American to serve on the nation’s highest court. Before joining the Supreme Court, he was a leading civil-rights attorney who successfully argued Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark case that declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
Marshall served on the Supreme Court from 1967 until 1991.
View the Senate’s historical record.
Why August 28 Is Especially Important in Black History
August 28 stands out as an exceptionally consequential date in African American history.
Emmett Till was murdered on August 28, 1955. Eight years later, the March on Washington brought approximately 250,000 people to the nation’s capital. W.E.B. Du Bois had died in Ghana just one day before the march.
The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture has highlighted August 28 because of the number of major events connected to Black history that have occurred on that date.
Keep Learning About African American History
These anniversaries provide opportunities to learn about the people and movements that transformed the United States. They also remind us that progress resulted from sustained organizing, courage, creativity and sacrifice.
Raleigh residents can continue exploring African American history through local museums, historic sites, libraries, archives and community organizations throughout the year.
Follow DoRaleigh.com for everything Raleigh, including local history, community events, government news and cultural coverage.
Connect With Us: Instagram | Facebook | BSky | Linkedin
Share With Us: Post your community News, Events, on our Submissions Page.
Advertise With Us: Interested in Advertising click here.Written by Bryan Tomlinson, Editor of DoRaleigh.com.
#AfricanAmericanHistory #BarackObama #BlackHistory #BlackLaborHistory #CivilRightsMovement #DoRaleigh #EmmettTill #JesseOwens #MarchOnWashington #MarcusGarvey #NatTurner #News #RaleighHistory #ThurgoodMarshall #VotingRightsAct #WEBDuBois -
"To discuss what the decision in #LouisianaVCallais means for future #USelections and the long erosion of #votingRights protections, from the limitations of the 15th amendment to the evisceration of the 1965 #VotingRightsAct, Adam Shatz is joined by Mara Gay, a staff writer at the New York Times, and Randall Kennedy, a professor of law at Harvard."
https://www.lrb.co.uk/podcasts-and-videos/podcasts/the-lrb-podcast/the-long-history-of-black-voter-suppression-in-the-us
#USpol #USpolitics #UShistory #BlackHistory #civilRights #voterSuppression #racializedCommunities #justice #SCOTUS -
"To discuss what the decision in #LouisianaVCallais means for future #USelections and the long erosion of #votingRights protections, from the limitations of the 15th amendment to the evisceration of the 1965 #VotingRightsAct, Adam Shatz is joined by Mara Gay, a staff writer at the New York Times, and Randall Kennedy, a professor of law at Harvard."
https://www.lrb.co.uk/podcasts-and-videos/podcasts/the-lrb-podcast/the-long-history-of-black-voter-suppression-in-the-us
#USpol #USpolitics #UShistory #BlackHistory #civilRights #voterSuppression #racializedCommunities #justice #SCOTUS -
Their Loved Ones Died to Give Us the Voting Rights Act. They Have a Message for the Supreme Court.
One of the simplest and most immediate steps Americans can take regain control of their rights is to simply vote and force accountability on politicians. “Otherwise, you sit there and moan and groan and don’t vote. They’re going to do what they want,”
Paywall free version https://archive.ph/vNuUe
#VRA #Voting #VotingRights #VotingRightsAct #Slavery #JimCrow #CivilRights #CivilRightsAct #SupremeCourt #constitution #USconstitution #Callais
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Their Loved Ones Died to Give Us the Voting Rights Act. They Have a Message for the Supreme Court.
One of the simplest and most immediate steps Americans can take regain control of their rights is to simply vote and force accountability on politicians. “Otherwise, you sit there and moan and groan and don’t vote. They’re going to do what they want,”
Paywall free version https://archive.ph/vNuUe
#VRA #Voting #VotingRights #VotingRightsAct #Slavery #JimCrow #CivilRights #CivilRightsAct #SupremeCourt #constitution #USconstitution #Callais
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Birthdays are for kids.
I don’t think the #US needs a sad drunk clown. Oh yeah, right, they elected one.
#Trump isn’t a “drunk”, but he is constantly wired on Adderall.
Still, after you’re old enough to #vote or drink, nobody gives a shit.
I guess that means the US should’ve stopped having birthday parties in 1965, when Black women were finally allowed to vote under the #VotingRightsAct.
I guess this should be a day of mourning, as #JohnRoberts’ #SCOTUS has made gutting the #VRA a priority.
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Birthdays are for kids.
I don’t think the #US needs a sad drunk clown. Oh yeah, right, they elected one.
#Trump isn’t a “drunk”, but he is constantly wired on Adderall.
Still, after you’re old enough to #vote or drink, nobody gives a shit.
I guess that means the US should’ve stopped having birthday parties in 1965, when Black women were finally allowed to vote under the #VotingRightsAct.
I guess this should be a day of mourning, as #JohnRoberts’ #SCOTUS has made gutting the #VRA a priority.
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Postmaster General says USPS won't send mail ballots to states that don't provide voter lists | PBS NewsHour
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Postmaster General says USPS won't send mail ballots to states that don't provide voter lists | PBS NewsHour
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https://reddit.com/comments/1uep58l#protest #politics #resistance #resist #usa #authoritarianism #fascism #civildisobedience #USAFascistShitShow #policestate #policemilitarization #policemilitarization #federalinvasion #nokings #50501movement #votingrightsact #usps #riggedelection #unconstitutional #electioninterference #elections #vote
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In 2025, an #Arkansas appeals panel severely limited how the Voting Rights Act can be enforced. It eliminates a vital mechanism for communities of color and voters with disabilities to challenge discriminatory voting practices.
The case was appealed to the #SupremeCourt. The Court declined to review, leaving in place the lower court ruling.
The decision strips the private right to sue under Section 208 of the landmark civil rights Voting Rights Act, which allows voters with a disability or those unable to read or write to receive voting assistance from a person of their choice.
They seem to think if they can stop us from voting, they can stop us from rising. They will not.
https://www.npr.org/2026/06/22/nx-s1-5863532/supreme-court-voting-rights-act-private-right-arkansas
#VotingRightsAct #uspol #voting #discrimination #disability #StillWeRise #illiteracy
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In 2025, an #Arkansas appeals panel severely limited how the Voting Rights Act can be enforced. It eliminates a vital mechanism for communities of color and voters with disabilities to challenge discriminatory voting practices.
The case was appealed to the #SupremeCourt. The Court declined to review, leaving in place the lower court ruling.
The decision strips the private right to sue under Section 208 of the landmark civil rights Voting Rights Act, which allows voters with a disability or those unable to read or write to receive voting assistance from a person of their choice.
They seem to think if they can stop us from voting, they can stop us from rising. They will not.
https://www.npr.org/2026/06/22/nx-s1-5863532/supreme-court-voting-rights-act-private-right-arkansas
#VotingRightsAct #uspol #voting #discrimination #disability #StillWeRise #illiteracy
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Worse things are happening now, @geoffcmason, than happened decades ago. For example the Supreme Court issued a racist opinion (called Callais) which pretty much destroyed the #VotingRightsAct.
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Worse things are happening now, @geoffcmason, than happened decades ago. For example the Supreme Court issued a racist opinion (called Callais) which pretty much destroyed the #VotingRightsAct.
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Since #SCOTUS’ April ruling, largely #white #Republican-led legislatures across the #South have moved to dismantle #Black political #power at stunning speed, breaking apart voting blocs at the urging of a failing president desperate to keep control of #Congress in this fall’s midterm #elections.
#RepresentationMatters #SouthernStrategy #JimCrow #law #ElectionLaw #ActivistCourt #VotingRights #VotingRightsAct #VRA #redistricting #elections #USpol #Trump #Republicans #WhiteSupremacy
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Since #SCOTUS’ April ruling, largely #white #Republican-led legislatures across the #South have moved to dismantle #Black political #power at stunning speed, breaking apart voting blocs at the urging of a failing president desperate to keep control of #Congress in this fall’s midterm #elections.
#RepresentationMatters #SouthernStrategy #JimCrow #law #ElectionLaw #ActivistCourt #VotingRights #VotingRightsAct #VRA #redistricting #elections #USpol #Trump #Republicans #WhiteSupremacy
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#Black Americans have carried extraordinary burdens in the #UnitedStates, not only to exercise their own rights but also to make the country a #democracy. The #VotingRightsAct, passed in 1965 & strengthened in the decades that followed, had protected them from #RacialGerrymandering that divided them across multiple districts to blunt the impact of their votes. This was just one of a multitude of tactics Southern officials used to limit Black #suffrage & stifle competition during #JimCrow.
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#Black Americans have carried extraordinary burdens in the #UnitedStates, not only to exercise their own rights but also to make the country a #democracy. The #VotingRightsAct, passed in 1965 & strengthened in the decades that followed, had protected them from #RacialGerrymandering that divided them across multiple districts to blunt the impact of their votes. This was just one of a multitude of tactics Southern officials used to limit Black #suffrage & stifle competition during #JimCrow.
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A Shocking Betrayal of #Black Americans
by Mara Gay
The dismantling of Black political #power in the South is a great betrayal, & its effects will ripple through our #democracy.
#RepresentationMatters #SouthernStrategy #JimCrow #law #ElectionLaw #SCOTUS #ActivistCourt #VotingRights #VotingRightsAct #VRA #redistricting #elections #USpol #Trump #Republicans #WhiteSupremacy
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/opinion/voting-rights-act-black-voters-south.html?unlocked_article_code=1.oVA.qSCM.vEpY9cDXlL3Z&smid=nytcore-ios-share -
A Shocking Betrayal of #Black Americans
by Mara Gay
The dismantling of Black political #power in the South is a great betrayal, & its effects will ripple through our #democracy.
#RepresentationMatters #SouthernStrategy #JimCrow #law #ElectionLaw #SCOTUS #ActivistCourt #VotingRights #VotingRightsAct #VRA #redistricting #elections #USpol #Trump #Republicans #WhiteSupremacy
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/opinion/voting-rights-act-black-voters-south.html?unlocked_article_code=1.oVA.qSCM.vEpY9cDXlL3Z&smid=nytcore-ios-share -
A Shocking Betrayal of Black Americans https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/opinion/voting-rights-act-black-voters-south.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
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A Shocking Betrayal of Black Americans https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/opinion/voting-rights-act-black-voters-south.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
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When the two sides differ, @volkris, you agreed with what the Republican majority on the Supreme Court wrote, and I agreed with what the Democratic minority wrote. People including Supreme Court Justice Sonya Sotomayor certainly read and understood the cases, but she did not reach the same #racist conclusion as Samuel Alito did, for example, in cases that undermined the #VotingRightsAct. #HumanRights
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When the two sides differ, @volkris, you agreed with what the Republican majority on the Supreme Court wrote, and I agreed with what the Democratic minority wrote. People including Supreme Court Justice Sonya Sotomayor certainly read and understood the cases, but she did not reach the same #racist conclusion as Samuel Alito did, for example, in cases that undermined the #VotingRightsAct. #HumanRights
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Lees tip -> Hooggerechtshof VS keurt omstreden kieskaart Alabama goed | Het Amerikaanse Hooggerechtshof staat Alabama toe een omstreden kieskaart te gebruiken bij de midterms. | #Alabama #democraten #Hooggerechtshof #kiesdistricten #kieskaart #midterms #republikeinen #VerenigdeStaten #VotingRightsAct |
https://hbpmedia.nl/hooggerechtshof-vs-keurt-omstreden-kieskaart-alabama-goed/
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Lees tip -> Hooggerechtshof VS keurt omstreden kieskaart Alabama goed | Het Amerikaanse Hooggerechtshof staat Alabama toe een omstreden kieskaart te gebruiken bij de midterms. | #kieskaart #VotingRightsAct #Alabama #midterms #VerenigdeStaten #republikeinen #Hooggerechtshof #kiesdistricten #democraten |
https://hbpmedia.nl/hooggerechtshof-vs-keurt-omstreden-kieskaart-alabama-goed/
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Over the course of several months, #SCOTUS has had a hand in congressional maps in Louisiana, Texas, Alabama, Virginia & California. Most of those decisions have benefited the #Republican Party.
The Alabama case is also the latest “emergency” order tied to the court’s April decision on the #VotingRightsAct, in which a 6-3 majority gutted the ability of groups to bring claims of racial #discrimination under that 1965 landmark #law.
#redistricting #SouthernStrategy #JimCrow #Trump #ActivistCourt
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Over the course of several months, #SCOTUS has had a hand in congressional maps in Louisiana, Texas, Alabama, Virginia & California. Most of those decisions have benefited the #Republican Party.
The Alabama case is also the latest “emergency” order tied to the court’s April decision on the #VotingRightsAct, in which a 6-3 majority gutted the ability of groups to bring claims of racial #discrimination under that 1965 landmark #law.
#redistricting #SouthernStrategy #JimCrow #Trump #ActivistCourt
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> It’s been just over a month since the US Supreme Court gutted what remained of the Voting Rights Act, and the fallout has been staggering. Southern states have moved with alarming speed to redraw their congressional maps in time for the 2026 midterm election and in the process moved to eliminate majority-Black and Democratic districts in Louisiana, Tennessee, Florida, and Alabama.
To help make sense of the Supreme Court’s decision, the fallout from it, and what people are doing to counter it, I’d like to invite you to join our timely online discussion on Tuesday, June 9, at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT with Mother Jones national voting rights correspondent Ari Berman and Supreme Court reporter Pema Levy. You can register for the discussion here.
#motherjones #scotus #votingrightsact #louisiana
#Tennessee #florida
#alabama #supremecourt
#ariberman #pemalevy
#midterms2026 #midtermelections
#uspolhttps://motherjones.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_F0hUCjlsQri7AQqdtvakvw
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> It’s been just over a month since the US Supreme Court gutted what remained of the Voting Rights Act, and the fallout has been staggering. Southern states have moved with alarming speed to redraw their congressional maps in time for the 2026 midterm election and in the process moved to eliminate majority-Black and Democratic districts in Louisiana, Tennessee, Florida, and Alabama.
To help make sense of the Supreme Court’s decision, the fallout from it, and what people are doing to counter it, I’d like to invite you to join our timely online discussion on Tuesday, June 9, at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT with Mother Jones national voting rights correspondent Ari Berman and Supreme Court reporter Pema Levy. You can register for the discussion here.
#motherjones #scotus #votingrightsact #louisiana
#Tennessee #florida
#alabama #supremecourt
#ariberman #pemalevy
#midterms2026 #midtermelections
#uspolhttps://motherjones.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_F0hUCjlsQri7AQqdtvakvw
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CONSERVATIVES: Well, you women haven't lost the vote YET. So what are you complaining about?
WOMEN: You. We're complaining about you.
#conservatives #VotingRightsAct #Republicans #SAVEAMERICAAct #PROJECT2025
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CONSERVATIVES: Well, you women haven't lost the vote YET. So what are you complaining about?
WOMEN: You. We're complaining about you.
#conservatives #VotingRightsAct #Republicans #SAVEAMERICAAct #PROJECT2025
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Until the ruling class is losing money, control, legitimacy, and stability, everything else is perfomance. And perfomance is safe.
Video Source:
https://reddit.com/comments/1ttdj4l#protest #politics #resistance #resist #usa #authoritarianism #fascism #civildisobedience #USAFascistShitShow #pedophile #pedo47 #epsteintrump #releasetheepsteinfiles #ice #policestate #policemilitarization #paramilitary #policemilitarization #federalinvasion #nowar #nokings #50501movement #votingrightsact #civildisobedience #ice #abolishice #abolishdhs #abolishhsi #abolishero #abolishcbp #acab
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Until the ruling class is losing money, control, legitimacy, and stability, everything else is perfomance. And perfomance is safe.
Video Source:
https://reddit.com/comments/1ttdj4l#protest #politics #resistance #resist #usa #authoritarianism #fascism #civildisobedience #USAFascistShitShow #pedophile #pedo47 #epsteintrump #releasetheepsteinfiles #ice #policestate #policemilitarization #paramilitary #policemilitarization #federalinvasion #nowar #nokings #50501movement #votingrightsact #civildisobedience #ice #abolishice #abolishdhs #abolishhsi #abolishero #abolishcbp #acab
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"We can do so much better than this. A growing body of research strongly suggests that Americans of all types, including Latinos, would benefit from a move to a fairer system for all voters, one that aligns voters’ actual preferences more closely with our electoral outcomes, and where every vote matters."
#ProportionalRepresentation #gerrymandering #California #democracy #VotingRightsAct
https://democracyjournal.org/arguments/the-real-districting-culprit/
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"We can do so much better than this. A growing body of research strongly suggests that Americans of all types, including Latinos, would benefit from a move to a fairer system for all voters, one that aligns voters’ actual preferences more closely with our electoral outcomes, and where every vote matters."
#ProportionalRepresentation #gerrymandering #California #democracy #VotingRightsAct
https://democracyjournal.org/arguments/the-real-districting-culprit/
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#Louisiana Approves Map Eliminating a Majority #Black District
Louisiana lawmakers gave final approval on Friday to a new congressional map that would eliminate 1 of the state’s 2 majority-Black districts, making it the second Southern state to draw & approve carving out such a district since #SCOTUS weakened the #VotingRightsAct last month.
#law #ElectionLaw #VotingRights #VRA #Trump #BigLie #ActivistCourt #SouthernStrategy #JimCrow #redistricting #gerrymandering
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/us/politics/louisiana-redistricting-map-majority-black-district.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share -
#Louisiana Approves Map Eliminating a Majority #Black District
Louisiana lawmakers gave final approval on Friday to a new congressional map that would eliminate 1 of the state’s 2 majority-Black districts, making it the second Southern state to draw & approve carving out such a district since #SCOTUS weakened the #VotingRightsAct last month.
#law #ElectionLaw #VotingRights #VRA #Trump #BigLie #ActivistCourt #SouthernStrategy #JimCrow #redistricting #gerrymandering
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/us/politics/louisiana-redistricting-map-majority-black-district.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share -
The political drama in #SouthCarolina is part of a #Republican strategy—propelled by #Trump — to redraw voting districts to the #GOP’s advantage in an attempt to hold on to a slim #House majority in the #midterms. #Republicans have been moving quickly to try to leverage a recent #SCOTUS ruling that weakened minority protections under the federal #VotingRightsAct.
#VotingRights #VRA #redistricting #law #ElectionLaw #RepresentationMatters #WhiteSupremacy #gerrymandering #SouthernStrategy #JimCrow
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The political drama in #SouthCarolina is part of a #Republican strategy—propelled by #Trump — to redraw voting districts to the #GOP’s advantage in an attempt to hold on to a slim #House majority in the #midterms. #Republicans have been moving quickly to try to leverage a recent #SCOTUS ruling that weakened minority protections under the federal #VotingRightsAct.
#VotingRights #VRA #redistricting #law #ElectionLaw #RepresentationMatters #WhiteSupremacy #gerrymandering #SouthernStrategy #JimCrow
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If the case makes it to #SCOTUS, it will be the first major test of the high court’s new standard for challenging congressional maps. The lower court judges made clear that they had reviewed the arguments through the lens of the Supreme Court’s #VotingRightsAct ruling last month but maintained that the state’s map failed under the new standard by intentionally discriminating against #Black voters.
#VotingRights #VRA #redistricting #law #WhiteSupremacy #SouthernStrategy #JimCrow #Trump
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If the case makes it to #SCOTUS, it will be the first major test of the high court’s new standard for challenging congressional maps. The lower court judges made clear that they had reviewed the arguments through the lens of the Supreme Court’s #VotingRightsAct ruling last month but maintained that the state’s map failed under the new standard by intentionally discriminating against #Black voters.
#VotingRights #VRA #redistricting #law #WhiteSupremacy #SouthernStrategy #JimCrow #Trump
