Filter by: ConstitutionDemocracyGovernmentHistoryOffice of the PresidentCivil RightsElectionsLegislationState/Local ElectionsVoter SuppressionPresidential ElectionsLocal GovernmentState GovernmentVoting RightsRacial JusticeSupreme CourtElection ReformMovementsProtestCensusDistrictingStatehood The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act A federal bill to restore The Voting Rights Act. The 15th Amendment In 1870, the 15th Amendment legally granted voting rights to all men, regardless of race, no longer limiting the right to vote to white, land-owning men. Voter Rolls and Voter Purging The list of registered voters who can cast a ballot in an election. Several states have recently abused their power to purge millions of voters from the rolls. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 The VRA outlawed discriminatory voting policies and established concrete ways to enforce and prevent discrimination. 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. Gerrymandering Gerrymandering occurs when district lines are redrawn to manipulate election results and disenfranchise voters. Bloody Sunday The events of March 7, 1965 were considered to be a turning point for civil rights & led directly to the passage of the Voting Rights Act. The March on Washington In 1963, leaders of the civil rights movement organized the March on Washington to protest ongoing racial inequity.
