50 years ago today, President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law, securing the right to vote for millions of African Americans.
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Before 1965, African Americans faced poll taxes, literacy tests, or having to count jellybeans in a jar when they tried to register to vote.
Heroes like @RepJohnLewis, Dr. King, and countless others sacrificed so that all of our voices could be heard.pic.twitter.com/L7kxtWQlYW
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@POTUS I was just trying to help out. We all can make a contribution. We must find a way out of no way & get in what I call#goodtrouble -
@repjohnlewis@POTUS Update Voting Rights Act to reflect recent technology & apply equally to all 50 states. Go forward. Not backwards. - 1 more reply
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@POTUS@repjohnlewis "RACIAL EQUALITY" in America is still something that Americans are fighting for, even today.pic.twitter.com/Gpa35qERxL
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@POTUS@repjohnlewis Racial equality is the belief that AMERICANS, regardless of their racial characteristics, are politically, morally, - 2 more replies
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@POTUS@repjohnlewis 1. “We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” - Martin Luther King.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@POTUS@repjohnlewis are you going to be laughing tonight at the republican clowns? -
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@POTUS@repjohnlewis 4. “I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.”Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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