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From Bloody Sunday to Today: The Fight for the Right to Vote
On March 7, 1965, John Lewis and 600 civil rights marchers were tear gassed and viciously beaten by Alabama state and local police. “Bloody Sunday” ignited the conscience of the nation and, after too many more sacrifices, the Voting Rights Act was passed 5 months later.
In this conversation, our guests will look back at what it took to get the Voting Rights Act passed, how it expanded the vote, the ongoing attempts to subvert it, new forms of voter suppression, and how we must and we can pass voting rights legislation in 2021 to build a truly multi-racial democracy. Join us; because voting should be a right, not a fight.
Featuring:
Leigh Chapman, Senior Director of Voting Rights, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
Andrea Miller, Founder of the Center for Common Ground
Ari Berman, is a senior reporter at Mother Jones, covering voting rights and author of Give Us the Ballot
Moderated by Ann Toback, CEO of the Workers Circle
Co-sponsored by:
Avodah
Carolina Jews for Justice
Center for Disability Rights
Center for Popular Democracy
Declaration for American Democracy
DemCast USA
Franciscan Action Network
Jewish Community Action
League of Women Voters
Missouri Voter Protection Coalition
Missouri Voter Protection Coalition
National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities
National Association of Social Workers
National Council of Jewish Women
National Disability Rights Network (NDRN)
NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice
Public Citizen
Sierra Club
Spitfire
T'ruah
The Workers Circle
Transformative Justice Coalition
Voto Latino