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Stacey Abrams: “But when you understand how the laws work, it eviscerates the right to vote.”

On the recordAugust 18, 2019
But when you understand how the laws work, it eviscerates the right to vote.
Said by
Stacey Abrams
Democratic · Georgia

Editor's note · Context

Abrams highlights how seemingly neutral laws can disenfranchise specific communities.

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