53 years ago today, the Voting Rights Act was signed into law by President Johnson. I shed a little blood on that bridge in Selma and friends of mine gave their lives so that no person would be denied their right to vote. Now do your part—get registered, and vote. #goodtrouble pic.twitter.com/wgKUs37JAG
— John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) August 6, 2018
53 years after the passage of the #VotingRightsAct, our rights are under attack. In 2013, #SCOTUS decided 5-4 to strip critical protections of Section 5 of the VRA. With the Kavanuagh nomination, even more Americans could be at risk of being disenfranchised. #WhatsAtStake
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) August 6, 2018
#OTD: President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act prohibiting voting discrimination against minorities. The 1965 Voting Rights Act was designed to enforce the right to vote of all US citizens promised by the 14th and 15th Amendments. #CivilRights pic.twitter.com/I1TT6g6DXS
— Legal Defense Fund (@NAACP_LDF) August 6, 2018
The Voting Rights Act makes our democracy stronger, giving every American, from all walks of life, the right to vote. But the work is far from finished. Join me and @WhenWeAllVote for a Week of Action to get folks registered and ready to spread the word. https://t.co/C4obhrVHLp https://t.co/aAb1dS80Yv
— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) August 6, 2018
53 years after the passage of the #VotingRightsAct, our rights are under attack. In 2013, #SCOTUS decided 5-4 to strip critical protections of Section 5 of the VRA. With the Kavanuagh nomination, even more Americans could be at risk of being disenfranchised. #WhatsAtStake
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) August 6, 2018
Today’s anniversary of the Voting Rights Act is a reminder that we still have so much more to do to protect voting rights for all Americans.
Please honor the legacy of this landmark bill by exercising your democratic right—register & commit to vote! https://t.co/2iF7y7QLdZ
— Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) August 6, 2018
Because the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act, 17 states with 189 electoral votes had new voting restrictions in 2016. h/t @BrennanCenter pic.twitter.com/tzl0QFNbWA
— Democracy Awakening (@DemAwakening) August 6, 2018
The Voting Rights Act was signed into law on August 6, 1965.
53 years later, we're still fighting for fair and equal access to the ballot. #VRA53 pic.twitter.com/NriZ7NmgHu
— ACLU (@ACLU) August 6, 2018
Because the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act, in 2016, there were 868 fewer places to vote in states that previously had to approve voting changes with the federal government: https://t.co/CPdBWqdLa4 #RestoreTheVRA #VRA53 pic.twitter.com/nevBWSh0Oc
— Courtney Fuller (@courtneygfuller) August 6, 2018
US President Lyndon B Johnson, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Martin Luther King Jr, and Rosa Parks at the signing of the Voting Rights Act on 6 August 1965.#OTD pic.twitter.com/tc8CnzEmd3
— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) August 6, 2018
Martin Luther King’s invitation to LBJ signing of Voting Rights Act at US Capitol today 1965: pic.twitter.com/t6ivtfrhxU
— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) August 6, 2018
The Trump administration has the Voting Rights Act on life support | By Kristen Clarke and Ezra Rosenberg via @CNNOpinion https://t.co/fQcheMpgx4 pic.twitter.com/XqhlYKoGJw
— CNN (@CNN) August 6, 2018
Sad! 