A photograph shows him two rows behind civil rights leader Hosea Williams and now-congressman John Lewis. In a 2013, the supreme court gutted the Voting Rights Act by striking down the government’s authority to regulate historically problematic jurisdictions. Black Americans entangled in America’s racially biased justice system often lose voting rights as part of their punishment. “The Voting Rights Act has been tampered with, and it’s like we’re still fighting for our rights. “I’m what’s called a first-generation civil rights baby,” she said.

Source: The Guardian March 01, 2020 10:52 UTC