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Pride and the Stonewall Uprising

Pride honors the 1969 Stonewall Uprising and celebrates the LGBTQ+ community.

Shelby v Holder

The US Supreme Court's 2013 decision gutted the Voting Rights Act of 1965 paving the way for levels of voter suppression not seen in decades.

Juneteenth

Juneteenth marked the end of slavery and the beginning of the fight for citizenship for Black Americans.

National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA)

The NVRA, revolutionized voter registration across the country establishing voter registration requirements and policies to facilitate those requirements.

The Electoral College

The Electoral College is the way people in the United States elect the President and Vice President.

The Census

The U.S. Constitution requires that a Census, or population survey, take place every 10 years.

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