🗳️ 60 years later, the Voting Rights Act is still under attack. Felony disenfranchisement, gerrymandering & restrictive laws threaten democracy. Defending + reimagining voting rights is urgent. ✊🏾 #VRA60 #ProtectTheVote #MSRNews
#StopRacistRedistricting #VRA60 #ProtectTheVote #TXLBC #CivilRights #VotingRights #TXRedistricting
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On the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, Rep. Jennifer McClellan reintroduces a bill to fight voter intimidation and AI-driven disinformation. Originally proposed by Obama in 2007. #VRA60
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We are grateful for the enduring promise of freedom that the Voting Rights Act still represents for us 60 years later. And we'll keep fighting to protect its legacy. #VotingRightsAct #VRA60 #txlege #redistricting #ourvoteourpower #endgerrymandering
This is about securing the future of our elections, making them funded, secure, and accessible for everyone, no matter their ZIP code, no matter their bank account. #VRA60 (3)
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 turns 60 today. The Voting Rights Act is facing serious headwinds, aided by court decisions from right-wing activist judges (especially those on SCOTUS) and GOP politicians.
#VRA60
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Today marks 60 years since the Voting Rights Act was signed into law.
It was a hard-fought victory for justice — but that fight isn’t over.
Modern-day voter suppression is real. I’m pushing to restore the VRA through the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.🗳️ #VRA60 #VotingRights
On the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, I stood with Texas legislators fighting gerrymandered maps—a blatant power grab to silence voters. They’ll try it in SC too. We must fight for fair maps & every voice to be heard. 🗳✊🏾 #VRA60 #FairMaps #SCPol
Today, on the VRA’s 60th anniversary, we honor those who strived for that victory by defending its true legacy—one that demands not just political participation, but economic justice as well. #VRA60 bit.ly/4liWY6C
On the 60th anniversary of the #VotingRightsAct of 1965, the current threats to our democratic institutions remind us how fragile our republic truly is. [h/t @legaldefensefund.bsky.social] #VRA60 (2/4)
Today marks 60 years since the Voting Rights Act became law, making racial discrimination in voting illegal & protecting ballot access.
As threats to democracy persist, let's honor this legacy by safeguarding voting rights & rejecting voter suppression.
#VRA60 #VotingRightsAct #ProtectTheVote
60 years of the Voting Rights Act and the fight continues. Watch the full #VRA60 video + explore the full timeline at: www.naacpldf.org/voting-right...
He also did this 50 years ago today....on the 10th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act... #VRA60
60 years ago, the Voting Rights Act became law—protecting the right to vote for millions.
That legacy is under attack, but our fight isn’t over. Every voice matters. Every vote counts. We must keep pushing for a democracy that works for everyone. #VotingRights #VRA60
Participants, including Martin Luther King Jr., during the Selma to Montgomery march for voting rights in 1965, holding American flags and singing.
60 years ago, the Voting Rights Act changed the course of history thanks to the courage of those who marched, bled, and believed.
Their fight made our voices louder. We honor their legacy by using our power at the polls.
The work continues. #VRA60
Read more about the VRA: buff.ly/nGcCYnC
The Voting Rights Act was signed 60 yrs today: August 6, 1965
The #CorruptSCOTUS is hell-bent on destroying it
1- Excellent video to watch
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Several reasons I will always vote... while I still can. For me, their sacrifice for my right to vote will never be taken for granted. #VRA60 #VotingRightsAct60 #WhyIVote
#They would snatch our right to vote away completely if #they could.. but it’s easier to gut & dismantle the VRA, gerrymander, etc. so it makes it difficult for us to vote. #VRA60
An infographic on a light blue background that has stylized images of a ballot, ballot box, ballots going into a ballot box, and a filled-out ballot around the edges. The text says “ VOTING RIGHTS ACT 60th ANNIVERSARY AUGUST 6th, 1965 VOTING RIGHTS ACT. Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the end of racial discrimination in voting.” The DA logo is at the top.
Today marks 60 years since the Voting Rights Act became law—a milestone in the fight for justice. But the fight isn’t over. We’ll keep pushing back against modern attacks on voting access for communities of color. 🗳️✊🏽 #VRA60 #DemocratsAbroad #USpolitics #Vote
60 years ago, the Voting Rights Act reshaped American democracy.
Today, LDF honors that legacy by protecting Black voting power and fighting for full, equal representation. Because democracy only thrives when every voice is heard. #VRA60
The Voting Rights Act was signed 60 yrs today: August 6, 1965
The #CorruptSCOTUS is hell-bent on destroying it
1- Excellent video to watch
youtu.be/l9fbo4yeLRs
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#VRA60
The Voting Rights Act was signed 60 yrs today: August 6, 1965
The #CorruptSCOTUS is hell-bent on destroying it
1- Excellent video to watch
youtu.be/l9fbo4yeLRs
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open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
#VRA60
60 years later, the movement lives on through you.
📢 RT to uplift the women who made this possible.
📢 Tag someone who should know this history.
📢 Ask: What will you do to protect voting rights in your community?
#VRA60 #BlackWomenLead #DemocracyInAction #CivilRightsLegacy #VotingMatters
Before 1965, Black women in the South organized, mobilized—and were still denied the right to vote.
Poll taxes. Literacy tests. Pure intimidation.
Voter suppression wasn’t just real—it was relentless. #VRA60 #VotingRightsAct
Image of President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act into law. Among other people in the photo include Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and John Lewis.
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law on this day 60 years ago. The act enforced the 14th and 15th amendments by banning certain discriminatory voting practices, including, among other things, literacy tests. The act helped increase Black voting power in the South. #VRA60
This week marks 60 years since the Voting Rights Act was signed into law.
From the Edmund Pettus Bridge to every League-led registration table—this fight continues.
How is your chapter commemorating #VRA60? We’d love to boost your efforts.
#LeagueOfWomenVoters #VotingRights #DemocracyDefenders
League of Women Voters MKE County's President - Peg Schrader - knows a thing or two about the importance of voting, we encourage everyone to check their voter register (and register!) at myvote.wi.gov to celebrate the Voting Rights Act's 60th anniversary on August 6th!
#VRA60
We will never give up on democracy, please go to myvote.wi.gov to check your registration today! #VRA60
Visit myvote.wi.gov #VRA60
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60 years after the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was signed into law, the fight for fair access to the ballot continues.
“After it passed, many moved on—but opponents never stopped working to undo it.” — Raoul Cunningham
#VotingRights #VRA60 #DemocracyMatters
