The US still has a ways to go: Extend Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act to promote equality

April 5, 2013 Florencia Park 0

Famous figures such as Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks and Thurgood Marshall dedicated their lives to advocating for equality and liberty in an effort to eradicate racial discrimination. …

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The Times They Are A-Changin’: Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act is outdated

April 5, 2013 Mina Zhang 1 comment

Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which is meant to protect against discriminatory voting practices, might have been appropriate during the civil rights movement; the times …

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