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On the recordSeptember 23, 2020
the entire voting rights movement of the 1960s... was premised on the idea that we would be able to cast votes but that our votes would also count.
Said by
Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

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

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