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Terri Sewell: “Sadly, since the effective neutering of the preclearance provisions, voting rights for minorities once again is under…”

On the recordOctober 16, 2019
Sadly, since the effective neutering of the preclearance provisions, voting rights for minorities once again is under sustained assault in many parts of this country.
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Terri Sewell
Democratic · Alabama

Editor's note · Context

Describing the ongoing threats to minority voting rights post-Shelby County decision.

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