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Terri Sewell: “With this powerful deterrent gone, a wave of restrictive voting laws went into place.”

On the recordOctober 16, 2019
With this powerful deterrent gone, a wave of restrictive voting laws went into place.
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Terri Sewell
Democratic · Alabama

Editor's note · Context

Sewell discusses the impact of the Shelby County v. Holder ruling on voting rights.

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