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On the recordSeptember 23, 2020
the entire voting rights movement of the 1960s that was designed to ensure that Black people could finally, at long last, participate equally in the political process, was premised on the idea that we would be able to cast votes but that our votes would also count.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Raskin emphasizes the importance of counting votes in the voting rights movement.

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