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What America's voting rights activists can learn from past movements for civil rights

  • Written by Anthony Siracusa, Senior Director of Inclusive Culture and Initiatives, University of Colorado Boulder
imageVoting rights supporters at a rally in Atlanta on Jan. 11, 2022. Megan Varner/Getty Images

With Congress failing to pass new voting rights legislation, it’s worth remembering that throughout U.S. history, new civil rights laws designed to end racial inequities across American life have been met by stubborn resistance.

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