Voting Rights Now
On April 1st, 2006, seven month after Hurricane Katrina devasted the city of New Orleans and weeks before the elections for Mayor of New Orleans, thousands of New Orleans residents marched to protest the legitimacy of th
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Montana Indigenous Voting Rights
A group of advocates works to protect the voting rights of Indigenous communities in Montana.
Stand UP, Speak OUT: Voting Rights - Know Your Rights
The story of American women’s long and arduous fight for a voice in the laws and policies that affect their daily lives – from no vote in 1789 to the 19th amendment; Jim Crow to the 1965 Voting Rights Acts; 2013 Shelby v
Stand UP, Speak OUT: Voting Rights - Catherine Cretu
A woman growing up in Washington, DC was outraged to learn that her parents could not vote. As an adult, she knows the right to vote cannot be taken for granted.
Stand UP, Speak OUT: Voting Rights - The Polk Women
Four generations of politically active women talk about voting and running for office. They grew up assuming that women belonged in government and everyone should exercise the right to vote.
Stand UP, Speak OUT: Voting Rights - The Louie Women
Three generations of Black women talk about their voting experiences. Growing up in the South under Jim Crow meant that voting was impossible or dangerous. After the Voting Rights Act in the 1960s, community services imp
Stand UP, Speak OUT: Voting Rights - The Soohoo Louie Women
A Chinese-American woman grew up in a community where immigration and citizenship were restricted by law. Those who could vote were too afraid of the government to register. Only the election of the first Asian-American