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Today, the House Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing on the challenges to voting rights in the six years following Shelby County v. Holder. Since the inception of America, disenfranchised communities have had to fight to participate in our democracy at the most basic level.pic.twitter.com/DDqq0i7QGQ
In 1870, Congress passed the 15th amendment, which gave non - white men the right to vote. However, states still found ways to circumvent this through Jim Crow Laws, poll taxes, literacy tests, and intimidation. #VotingRightspic.twitter.com/hu3JIUAouB
Many states also had a “Grandfather Clause” which stated that someone could not vote unless their grandfather had voted. This was a near-impossible feat for people whose ancestors were slaves. In 1915, SCOTUS struck down the clause.pic.twitter.com/RXvcT8N2bV
In the late 1800s, as the women’s suffrage movement began, Black women were marginalized from the movement, despite the fact they had been fighting for the vote for decades. Women like Ida B. Wells and Bettiola Heloise Forston become key mobilizers for Black women’s suffrage.pic.twitter.com/Fg1tm2bCZi
African-Americans continued to face extreme disenfranchisement, especially in the South. The #CivilRights Movement reached its zenith going into the 1960s and was instrumental in the passage of the #VotingRightsAct.pic.twitter.com/6kFFu1aua0
Following the #CivilRights Movement, young adults rallying against the Vietnam War also pushed for a lowered voting age. In 1971, the 26th amendment was added to the constitution and adults 18-21 were granted the right to vote.pic.twitter.com/JLrn6pS1Yz
In 2013, portions of the #VotingRightsAct are rolled back as the landmark case Shelby County v. Holder is narrowly decided. SCOTUS determined that the process to have the government approve specific state’s voting rules was outdated.pic.twitter.com/on3ErftWrJ
This process was originally enacted as to make sure that areas with a history of discriminatory laws did not pass new restrictions that would inhibit voters of color from fully participating in our democracy.pic.twitter.com/sMuPlRkvYt
Since Shelby County v. Holder, many states, like North Carolina, have tried to enact voter ID laws and eliminate same-day registration -- restrictions intended to inhibit voters of color. #VotingRightsAct #VotingRightspic.twitter.com/aiE3aTRwF9
Voting still remains the most basic way to participate in our democracy. It’s time we restore the #VotingRightsAct because everyone deserves to have their voice heard and be able to exercise their constitutional rights free of unnecessary restrictions. #VotingRightspic.twitter.com/phg8M2Wvnx
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