As we celebrate Dr. King’s legacy, voting rights are more threatened now than in 50 years | International News Live Blog

As we celebrate Dr. King’s legacy, voting rights are more threatened now than in 50 years | International News Live Blog

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The 1965 Voting Rights Act was the crowning achievement of the civil rights movement. By ending the electoral system of racial apartheid across the South, the VRA finally guaranteed that millions of African Americans could exercise the one right that helps them protect every other right. A key way that the … http://internationalnewslive.com/as-we-celebrate-dr-kings-legacy-voting-rights-are-more-threatened-now-than-in-50-years/