KKK Member Runs For Office As Republican https://t.co/p5kDljfYPt via @YouTube
— Fund the people. Disarm the police. (@glncv) December 4, 2021
Politics
CHALLENGE TO ROE v. WADE: The future of Roe v. Wade is now in doubt as justices heard arguments over a Mississippi abortion law.
CHALLENGE TO ROE v. WADE: The future of Roe v. Wade is now in doubt as justices heard arguments over a Mississippi abortion law. @TerryMoran is at the Supreme Court where demonstrators on both sides protested. https://t.co/2wSFdaAQO1 pic.twitter.com/QdO2z6CNS4
— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) December 2, 2021
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The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on one of its most important cases in decades and considered the future of abortion rights in America. Here’s what to know from a dramatic day in court. https://t.co/dfz4E528ER
— CNN (@CNN) December 2, 2021
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Rep. Jackson Lee is urging the Supreme Court to uphold Roe v. Wade, which she says there’s ‘no credible reason to overturn’ it. https://t.co/ugSaVJrsSZ
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) December 1, 2021
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As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear a case that posing a challenge to Roe v. Wade, most Americans want that 1973 ruling concerning abortion to remain in place, according to a recent @CBSNewsPoll pic.twitter.com/udHyfdrxBb
— Ed O’Keefe (@edokeefe) December 1, 2021
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In regard to the Supreme Court, what is there to say? As long as women’s rights can be decided by a set of nine political appointees, we are not free. It is poor women, and/or women of color and/or rural women who will suffer the most if Roe is overturned.
— roxane gay (@rgay) December 1, 2021
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And while we’re here, a reminder that abortion & repro health is not *just* a women’s rights issue
— Summer Lee (@SummerForPA) December 2, 2021
It’s an economic justice, racial justice, gender justice, trans rights & workers’ rights issue, & etc.
Attacks on repro healthcare has ripple effects on the already vulnerable
@samswey Republicans have spent the past year blaming Democrats for rising murder rates. Yet more Americans die from Covid every *4 days* as the total increase in murders reported last year. Scale of death fueled by GOP is astronomical, everything else a drop in the bucket by comparison.
BREAKING: Supreme Court blocks Biden’s moratorium on tenant evictions by 6-3 vote.
— Steven Mazie (@stevenmazie) August 27, 2021
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Jeff Bezos net worth in 2009: $6,800,000,000
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) August 26, 2021
Jeff Bezos net worth in 2021: $191,300,000,000
Federal minimum wage in 2009: $7.25
Federal minimum wage in 2021: $7.25
If this doesn’t convince you our economy is rigged, nothing will.
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Military discipline has a racial bias problem that threatens national security. : NPR https://t.co/3I4czlFxlr
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) August 22, 2021
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is this a joke pic.twitter.com/EjW0GWcwWG
— Public Citizen (@Public_Citizen) September 1, 2021
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I’ve had COVID 4 times. Twice last year despite lockdown. Wife was sick for 6 months. 2nd time damaged my vision and hearing. Vaccinated June. Had Delta in July anyway and sick again now from kids at school
— Benj Edwards (@benjedwards) September 1, 2021
It’s no f’ing joke, but people treat it like one. Mask up and stay home https://t.co/jtO0mqkxvX
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This is a fucking nightmare https://t.co/eABqaNZmFB
— Leslie Mac (@LeslieMac) August 31, 2021
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It is long past time to get rid of the filibuster. We cannot let Mitch McConnell and his wealthy donors veto everything. The American people elected Democratic majorities to get things done.
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) August 31, 2021
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Last year, there were an estimated 4,000 additional murders vs previous years. On August 30 alone, there were 1,725 Covid deaths. This week averaged 1,348 deaths per day. https://t.co/5A93d1qHIB pic.twitter.com/n7LvLD28Vr
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) August 31, 2021
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Republicans have spent the past year blaming Democrats for rising murder rates. Yet more Americans die from Covid every *4 days* as the total increase in murders reported last year. Scale of death fueled by GOP is astronomical, everything else a drop in the bucket by comparison. https://t.co/anpB1ubfU7
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) August 31, 2021
Here’s an idea: stop subsidizing the massive corporations putting billions of lives at risk!
Billionaire wealth in 1990: $240 billion
— Robert Greenwald (@robertgreenwald) August 5, 2021
Billionaire wealth in 2020: $2.9 trillion
Billionaire wealth in 2021: $4.6 trillion
Meanwhile, 16 million children are food insecure and half a million Americans are sleeping out on the streets.
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How America Destroyed Free College https://t.co/7xCtaawncg via @YouTube
— Fund the people – Divest from policing (@glncv) August 5, 2021
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The U.S. wastes billions of taxpayer $$$ to fund CBP & ICE, agencies that carry out inhumane policies that target, jail & deport immigrants. We need demand cuts to CBP & ICE budgets. Join the action on Wed., 8/18! #DefundHate https://t.co/tp41MSu2t1 pic.twitter.com/SwTm4yS5l5
— SBCC (@SBCCoalition) August 5, 2021
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Check out Beyond Capitalism: A Multiracial Labor Movement https://t.co/3W5aA4xHCo
— Fund the people – Divest from policing (@glncv) August 6, 2021
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We continue to bankroll the very fossil fuel companies responsible for the climate crisis and then wonder why our planet is on fire.
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) August 11, 2021
Here’s an idea: stop subsidizing the massive corporations putting billions of lives at risk!
Policy and Protest
Lake Highlands High School valedictorian Paxton Smith used her 3-minute speech to attack Texas’ new restrictive abortion law after making a last-minute speech switch.
— William Joy (@WilliamJoy) June 2, 2021
It’s now gone viral. Tonight on @wfaa, you’ll get to hear from her about everything that’s happened since. pic.twitter.com/ShRwHZjDbZ
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Now that we’ve celebrated Juneteenth, it’s time to:
— Cori Bush (@CoriBush) June 21, 2021
– Pass reparations
– End the War on Drugs
– End voter suppression
– End police violence
– Fund housing
– Fund education
– Fund health care
– Teach the truth about our history
We need full liberation along with celebration.
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The same week Congress passed a bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, conservatives across the country are trying to pass legislation banning education about race in schools. @MTVNEWS’ @Dometi_ has what you #NeedToKnow. pic.twitter.com/7czIkAMG1r
— MTV (@MTV) June 19, 2021
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After Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked a sweeping voting rights bill to counter a wave of state-level ballot restrictions, Democrats reaffirmed their resolve to fight in Congress for voting protections. https://t.co/BC0RITbxQy
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 23, 2021
he @nytimes prints faces of 67 Palestinian children killed by Israeli aerial missiles & tank projectiles (paid for by US taxpayers)
At today’s Justice For Palestine demonstration in London, I also called for a halt to arms sales. UK-made weapons are killing civilians – including children – in conflicts abroad. This must stop. pic.twitter.com/Sf2tEGjtkX
— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) June 12, 2021
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Young Jewish Americans rocked by new hate fueled by Israel-Palestinian conflict https://t.co/2efNDQYbHZ
— Fund the people – Divest from policing (@glncv) May 26, 2021
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It shouldn’t be such a big deal, but it is. The @nytimes prints faces of 67 Palestinian children killed by Israeli aerial missiles & tank projectiles (paid for by US taxpayers). This is the cost of Israeli impunity. This is a fraction of Palestinian pain & loss. #NoHate pic.twitter.com/8FdygM2kvn
— Noura Erakat (@4noura) May 28, 2021
Texas House Democrats leave floor, effectively blocking passage of restrictive voting bill
#Georgia‘s new law, #SB202, broadly restricts when & how voters cast ballots –– And it would even criminalize orgs like @GAMVP for passing out refreshments to voters in line.
— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) May 2, 2021
For Georgia’s Muslim community, the new law is painful, confusing & discouraging.https://t.co/zSkaR0K8zv
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The [#PalmBeach County school] district is acting as if its casual abuse of a tool for emergency mental health situations is nobody’s business but theirs.
— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) May 12, 2021
They couldn’t be more wrong”––The Palm Beach Post wrote, citing our #CostlyAndCruel Baker Act report:https://t.co/zcAeAfaxei
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Thread, on how Louisiana pays for public defense via fines and fees imposed on the convicted—you read that (mind-blowing) sentence correctly—and the current rapid push to make things… even worse. https://t.co/bZJuF6STLU
— John Pfaff (@JohnFPfaff) May 7, 2021
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This is quite a sentence. https://t.co/ExPAkbYuKl pic.twitter.com/R94wlQGnQq
— adam harris (@AdamHSays) May 19, 2021
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In our 2019 #WhoseHeritage? report, we identified 114 Confederate symbols that had been removed since the #Charleston attack — and 1,747 that still stood.
— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) May 23, 2021
Many of these monuments are protected by state laws in the former Confederate states.
Read more:https://t.co/IVNHjcZdwt
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Teen students across the U.S are asking administrators to change school names that honor Confederate figures.
— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) May 23, 2021
Confederate symbols honor a white supremacist system based upon the enslavement of Black people.
Learn about the campaigns to #ChangeTheNames:https://t.co/qA8oNJ0F9W
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Heavy day: In 2007 I proposed “a Legacy Project focused on recognizing the history of lynching in public spaces on the Eastern Shore.” Today a plaque was unveiled just off the courthouse lawn in Salisbury, MD where Matthew Williams was lynched in 1931. pic.twitter.com/Ue49ph2dff
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) May 22, 2021
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NEWS: MEMBERS of the U.S. Capitol Police have issued a statement to members of Congress expressing “profound disappointment” with McConnell and McCarthy’s positions on the Jan. 6 commission, citing the “trauma” that officers endured that day. pic.twitter.com/CRweVhIAnD
— Olivia Beavers (@Olivia_Beavers) May 19, 2021
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For the life of me I’ll never understand how so many people hate immigrants who pay taxes, but admire billionaires who don’t.
— Robert Greenwald (@robertgreenwald) May 20, 2021
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Racists covered up Tulsa & now they are trying to cover up an insurrection. Cover up rather than pulling off the covers is how America has responded to racism far too often.
— Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II (@RevDrBarber) May 28, 2021
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Today, Texas legislators advanced a bill attacking the right to vote. It’s yet another assault on our democracy. Congress needs to pass the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
— Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) May 30, 2021
We need to make it easier for eligible voters to vote. Not harder.
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“The new Texas voter suppression bill violates both the constitutional rights of Texans and the Voting Rights Act. It places unnecessary burdens on people’s right to vote, without any reason other than adherence to the ‘big lie.’”https://t.co/BDq2tXFKTy
— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) May 30, 2021
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Texas House Democrats leave floor, effectively blocking passage of restrictive voting bill ahead of midnight deadlinehttps://t.co/9Wy0WkyVwn
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) May 31, 2021
Georgia Voting Law
What Georgia’s Voting Law Really Does – The New York Times https://t.co/nmxgohHCh3
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) April 2, 2021
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Georgia lawmaker Park Cannon, who was arrested after knocking on the door where Gov. Brian Kemp was signing the law restricting voting rights, says she is now facing 8 years in prison after being charged with 2 felonies. https://t.co/8f1UV57qwc
— Taniel (@Taniel) April 2, 2021
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Is Texas the next Georgia? Things are moving in that direction.
— Legal Defense Fund (@NAACP_LDF) April 2, 2021
SB 7 would limit extended early voting hours, prohibit drive-thru voting & make it illegal for local election officials to proactively send vote by mail applications, even if voters qualify.https://t.co/xWWfSfmd0B
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A coordinated wave of racist lawmaking by white extremists in 47 state capitols simultaneously. https://t.co/TKOSXGGrQC
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) April 2, 2021
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MLB announces it will move 2021 All-Star Game out of Atlanta in response to Georgia’s new voting restrictions.
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 2, 2021
“Major League Baseball fundamentally supports voting rights for all Americans and opposes restrictions to the ballot box.”https://t.co/ZUl8AkO21q
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3 ways companies can help fight Georgia’s restrictive new voting law https://t.co/SMPRn5U2HK
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 3, 2021
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There’s been ridiculous attempt by GOP to claim new Georgia law isn’t voter suppression
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) April 8, 2021
It restricts voting access in more than a dozen ways
It gives GOP unprecedented power to subvert election results
And it’s based directly on Trump‘s Big Lie https://t.co/GxY5sBoSoa
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‘Oh, boo-hoo, cancel culture’ — Watch CNN’s @DonLemon expertly roast Trump for telling his supporters to boycott companies that are speaking out against Georgia’s new voting restrictions pic.twitter.com/NFVlCc8s0L
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) April 8, 2021
Georgia’s Voter Suppression Law – White Supremacy At Work
All our efforts should be around making it easier to exercise the foundational right to vote. Instead, Georgia and many other states are attempting to put up roadblocks. Let’s call it what it is: a clear effort to disenfranchise and disempower voters.
— Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) March 26, 2021
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They can deny it all they want, but there’s only one reason why Georgia Republicans are trying to get rid of voting on weekends:
— Brave New Films (@bravenewfilms) March 22, 2021
To suppress the votes of everyone who isn’t white. https://t.co/umFpuAobGc
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The bedrock of our Democracy is the right to vote in free and fair elections. Republicans are against that.
— Rob Reiner (@robreiner) March 18, 2021
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‘This is Jim Crow in new clothes’ — Georgia Sen. @ReverendWarnock took on voter suppression during his first floor speech pic.twitter.com/rEdIHTuuqN
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) March 27, 2021
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Calls for economic boycott grow after Georgia adopts voter restrictions. https://t.co/VqzHUCH1IL
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 27, 2021
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The Republican voting restrictions in Georgia will have an outsize impact on Black voters, who make up roughly one-third of the state’s population and vote overwhelmingly Democratic. https://t.co/GlWxcrDNAP
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) March 27, 2021
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Georgia governor offended that racist anti-voter law is being called racist. https://t.co/vcPE42ixyY
— All In with Chris Hayes (@allinwithchris) March 27, 2021
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Georgia Democratic state Rep. Park Cannon was arrested for knocking on GOP Gov. Brian Kemp’s office door while he signed a sweeping elections bill into law.
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) March 27, 2021
“We’re going to fight this,” Cannon’s attorney says https://t.co/j12vQx3QGy
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Every single Republican in the state of Georgia is causing irreparable harm to our democracy. They passed a bill passed on lies — to appease a one-term President that doesn’t even like the Governor, LG, or SOS. https://t.co/uvSKQvcyQi
— Bee Nguyen 🐝 (@BeeForGeorgia) March 28, 2021
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“If you want any indication that it has nothing to do with fairness, nothing to do with decency, they passed a law saying you can’t provide water for people standing in line while they’re waiting to vote.” Thank you @POTUS for condemning this atrocity. https://t.co/WEG9jRICCC
— Alex Padilla (@AlexPadilla4CA) March 27, 2021
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We thought all the signs were gone, but the sign(ing), in my home state of #Georgia, of the #SB202 #VoterSuppression bill, with all white men gathered in front of a painting of an old plantation, indicates that the #JimCrow signs are still here. pic.twitter.com/7B6PwyK10y
— Be A King (@BerniceKing) March 27, 2021
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That painting in the back? A notorious slave plantation in Wilkes County, GA.
— Ayanna Pressley (@AyannaPressley) March 27, 2021
White supremacy at work. https://t.co/n3wTZNbXEP
Voting
Georgia Senate Republicans just introduced sweeping new voter suppression bill that repeals no-excuse absentee voting & requires witness signature + photocopy of voter ID for mail ballots. This is really ugly
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) February 23, 2021
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“A lie cloaked in the seductive appeal of election integrity has weakened access to democracy for millions by promoting voter suppression.” –@staceyabrams #ForThePeopleAct pic.twitter.com/cTL7XViTRX
— Legal Defense Fund (@NAACP_LDF) February 26, 2021
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In 2013 Supreme Court gutted Voting Rights Act & unleashed wave of voter suppression in states like GA TX NC
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) March 1, 2021
Now GOP pushing 253 new voting restrictions in 43 states & trying to kill what’s left of VRA before SCOTUS tmrw
This is huge threat to democracy https://t.co/DRVt1GxdYE
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“What was really upsetting about the 2020 election was that there was very little attempt to hide the racialized nature of voter suppression efforts,” said @myrna_perez_ on @MorningEdition. https://t.co/uR5KK02Zv5
— Brennan Center (@BrennanCenter) March 2, 2021
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Our democratic values are under siege nationwide. Congress must pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act & the For The People Act to ensure all Americans may have a say in our politics.#VoterSuppression will not be tolerated, all politicians pushing these measures must be removed. https://t.co/FEtbQCFran
— Ryan Deitsch (@Ryan_Deitsch) March 2, 2021
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Republicans have already introduced 253 bills in 43 states to suppress the right to vote.
— Amy Klobuchar (@amyklobuchar) March 1, 2021
We must pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. The stakes could not be higher.
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URGENT: We just found out that the House will vote tomorrow on my and @MondaireJones’ amendment to restore the right to vote to people who are incarcerated.
— Cori Bush (@CoriBush) March 2, 2021
5.2 million people are barred from voting due to felony disenfranchisement. Tell your representative this can’t wait.
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Here is the state of the Democratic Party today: a whopping 119 DEMOCRATS just voted AGAINST restoring voting rights to people in prison. Congress Member @CoriBush heroically tried to add this provision to HR 1. Her own party failed her. We still have so much to teach Democrats. pic.twitter.com/71TYUnTfEb
— Udi Ofer (@UdiACLU) March 2, 2021
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Voters should get to pick their lawmakers, not the other way.
— Julián Castro (@JulianCastro) March 5, 2021
We must pass the #ForThePeopleAct to end gerrymandering, expand voting rights, and crack down on political corruption. If it’s obstructed by McConnell we must end the filibuster to get it done. https://t.co/EAIwir2JzK
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Opinion: We need a national crusade against Jim Crow voting laws https://t.co/02pEukJTKo
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 4, 2021