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Commemorating The Voting Rights Act Of 1965: `Do Not Let The Progress Have Been Made In Vain'
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Atlanta Inquirer
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August 26, 2000
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Lewis, John
Atlanta Inquirer
08-26-2000
Commemorating The Voting Rights Act Of 1965: `Do Not Let The Progress Have
Been Made In Vain'
This nation was founded on the bedrock principles of self-determination and
a democratic form of government.
However, from the time the first colonists landed on our shores, this most
basic, fundamental right has been denied to people of color, women and the
poor. During almost every period in American history, arbitrary obstacles
like land ownership, gender or race, have been constructed in an attempt to
deny access and opportunity. For example, notorious South Carolina Senator
"Pitchfork" Ben Tillman, who once led an extraordinarily aggressive
campaign to prevent ...
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