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The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. Led by @vanitaguptaCR, we're the nation’s oldest & largest civil rights coalition. http://bit.ly/2l67pA6 

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    1. The Leadership Conference‏Verified account @civilrightsorg 21 Sep 2016

      Happening now: @repjohnlewis and other members of Congress join civil rights experts in D.C.: https://youtu.be/bw7wvRslFKs  #RestoreTheVRApic.twitter.com/JF0uFW3pmN

      4 replies 49 retweets 47 likes
    2. The Leadership Conference‏Verified account @civilrightsorg 21 Sep 2016
      Replying to @civilrightsorg

      .@repjohnlewis: This is the 1st time since the VRA was passed that the presidential election will not be covered by the VRA. #RestoreTheVRA

      2 replies 7 retweets 4 likes
    3. The Leadership Conference‏Verified account @civilrightsorg 21 Sep 2016
      Replying to @civilrightsorg

      .@repjohnlewis on efforts across the country to suppress the vote: "That's not right. It's not fair. And it's not just." #RestoreTheVRA

      1 reply 6 retweets 3 likes
    4. The Leadership Conference‏Verified account @civilrightsorg 21 Sep 2016
      Replying to @civilrightsorg

      .@repjohnlewis says "it's a shame and a disgrace that Congress has not taken action" to #RestoreTheVRA. We agree – it's outrageous.

      1 reply 7 retweets 5 likes
    5. The Leadership Conference‏Verified account @civilrightsorg 21 Sep 2016
      Replying to @civilrightsorg

      .@SenatorCardin: We need to make sure we have the full protections of the VRA, but GOP leadership won't bring it up. #RestoreTheVRApic.twitter.com/XQwSRhMUYn

      2 replies 3 retweets 1 like
    6. The Leadership Conference‏Verified account @civilrightsorg 21 Sep 2016
      Replying to @civilrightsorg

      Rep. @Clyburn: Chief Justice Roberts invited us to update the formula. We've done that. Leadership just needs to bring it up. #RestoreTheVRApic.twitter.com/lrieI6sR32

      1 reply 1 retweet 4 likes
    7. The Leadership Conference‏Verified account @civilrightsorg 21 Sep 2016
      Replying to @civilrightsorg

      .@SenatorDurbin: This isn't about ending voter fraud. This is about suppressing the vote – discouraging people from voting. #RestoreTheVRA

      1 reply 5 retweets 5 likes
    8. The Leadership Conference‏Verified account @civilrightsorg 21 Sep 2016
      Replying to @civilrightsorg

      Until Section 5 is enforceable, we're going to continue to see spontaneous changes in laws that will impact minority voters. #RestoreTheVRApic.twitter.com/fhKWmBASso

      1 reply 4 retweets 2 likes
    9. The Leadership Conference‏Verified account @civilrightsorg 21 Sep 2016
      Replying to @civilrightsorg

      .@GKButterfield points out how soon N.C. enacted its suppression law after Shelby, found to be intentionally discriminatory. #RestoreTheVRA

      1 reply 4 retweets 4 likes
    10. The Leadership Conference‏Verified account @civilrightsorg 21 Sep 2016
      Replying to @civilrightsorg

      .@RepTerriSewell talks about her Voting Rights Advancement Act to #RestoreTheVRA, which zero House Republicans have cosponsored.pic.twitter.com/akqXAc7PZl

      3 replies 14 retweets 13 likes
      The Leadership Conference‏Verified account @civilrightsorg 21 Sep 2016

      .@RepTerriSewell is right: Voting rights should be a bipartisan issue, and have been until recently. #RestoreTheVRA

      7:29 AM - 21 Sep 2016
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        2. The Leadership Conference‏Verified account @civilrightsorg 21 Sep 2016
          Replying to @civilrightsorg

          .@RepTerriSewell: There's no greater way to protect the integrity of our democracy than by restoring the Voting Rights Act. #RestoreTheVRA

          2 replies 7 retweets 5 likes
        3. The Leadership Conference‏Verified account @civilrightsorg 21 Sep 2016
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          Sen. @CoryBooker: One out of 13 African Americans in general have lost their right to vote due to felony disenfranchisement.pic.twitter.com/wHJc9j0gMk

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        1. Walter W Walker‏ @MinWWalker01 21 Sep 2016
          Replying to @civilrightsorg @RepTerriSewell

          I was born in the late 40's in Alabama. I know what I lived through and saw with my own eyes.

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