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2016 election

Presidential Election 2016: Why Democrats’ Frustration with Shelby County May Be Misdirected

by MJR&L on January 10, 2017January 10, 2017

By Ali Boyd Associate Editor, Vol. 22 In the midst of a nationwide battle for civil rights, President Lyndon B. Johnson called on Congress to create one of the most expansive protections of voting rights ever seen.  The result, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA), sought to protect against racialized voter disenfranchisement.  One of the […]

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