All posts tagged "Voting Rights"
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Eric Holder Says ‘Bullies And Bigots’ Are Still A Problem 50 Years After King Death
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) â Despite advances the country has made since the Rev. Martin Luther King. Jr. was slain while fighting poverty and racism, “the...
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‘Bloody Sunday’ Remembered In Selma
SELMA, Ala. (AP) â Several members of Congress joined civil rights activists and others Sunday afternoon for the annual commemoration of a day of racial...
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Rep. John Lewis To Be Honored At Civil Rights Museum
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) â The first time John Lewis traveled to Mississippi in 1961, he was arrested and jailed with other Freedom Riders, black...
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Florida Strikes Down Law Banning Ex-Felons From Voting
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) â In a ruling that could have reverberations on this year’s crucial elections, a federal judge Thursday ruled that Florida’s current ban...
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Election 2012: Prisons help Inmates use their right to vote
Election 2012 is making strides with Prisons helping inmates initiate their right to vote. Kudos to DC, Vermont, California and Maine for going the extra...
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Attorney General Eric Holder speaks out against Voter ID Laws in 10 states ( video)
By: cole.stangler@huffingtonpost.com WASHINGTON — A half-million Americans in 10 states with voter identification laws face serious challenges to obtaining the necessary photo documentation, according...
