On the recordSeptember 14, 2014
If citizens do not have anyone to vote for, they are not substantially better off than African-Americans in the South were prior to 1965.
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congress.govIf citizens do not have anyone to vote for, they are not substantially better off than African-Americans in the South were prior to 1965.
Norton compares D.C. disenfranchisement to historical voting rights struggles.
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