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Respect: John Lewis’ Message For Teachers & Students on Selma

March 3, 2015

From Representative John Lewis’ Facebook Page: “As we approach the 50th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama, I said a few words to help teachers...

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From Slate: Literacy Test Given to Black Voters in the 1960s

July 2, 2013

The Supreme Court of the United States discontinued a provision of the voting rights act of 1965 which made it mandatory for jurisdictions that have had...

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Rep. John Lewis: Court Decision “A Dagger” in the Heart of Voting Access

June 25, 2013

From Representative John Lewis: “Today, the Supreme Court stuck a dagger into the heart of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the most effective...

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