No one questions the validity, the urgency, the essentiality of the Voting Rights Act. — Anthony Kennedy Copy Share Image
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 brought an end to the ugly Jim Crow period in American history. — Lisa Murkowski Copy Share Image
Voting rights matter. They are a major part of who we are as Americans. — Marc Veasey Copy Share Image
Did you know that we are the only people in the United States who have to have their voting rights okayed every… — Whoopi Goldberg Copy Share Image
The Voting Rights Act was, and still is, vitally important to the future of democracy in the United States. — Coretta Scott King Copy Share Image
“Later that year, the Voting Rights Act opened the door for thousands to register for the first time.” — Junius Williams Copy Share Image
Let America Vote will make the case for voting rights by exposing the real motivations of those who favor voter suppression laws. — Jason Kander Copy Share Image
From 1965 to 1967, my dad, Jack Gilligan, served in Congress and helped pass landmark laws like the Voting Rights Act. — Kathleen Sebelius Copy Share Image
The demands of the Civil Rights era weren't limited to voting rights - they strove for an end to segregation in all… — Alicia Garza Copy Share Image
During the Great Depression African Americans understood that Republicans championed citizenship and voting rights, but they became impatient for economic emancipation. — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
Voters went to the polls in record numbers in 2020 to make their voices heard, and it's crucial that Congress takes action… — Ben Ray Lujan Copy Share Image
From voting rights and housing affordability to mental health and reproductive rights, young people and especially young women are facing headwinds, and… — Laphonza Butler Copy Share Image
I am under no illusion that amending the Voting Rights Act in Congress will be easy, but with bipartisan calls for legislation… — Amy Klobuchar Copy Share Image
It's time for Congress to act, restore the Voting Rights Act, and take action to prevent voter disenfranchisem ent. As your next… — Alma Adams Copy Share Image
Voting rights expert and legal scholar Pam Karlan reports that as of 2004, there were more black men disenfranchised than in 1870,… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
I deeply understand the history of civil rights and the horrendous impact that relentless and systemic discrimination and the denial of voting… — Jeff Sessions Copy Share Image
The Democrats co-opted the credit for the Civil Rights Act of 1964. But if you go back and look at the history,… — Herman Cain Copy Share Image
Michelle Alexander's brave and bold new book paints a haunting picture in which dreary felon garb, post-prison joblessness, and loss of voting… — Lani Guinier Copy Share Image
President Lyndon Johnson's high spirits were marked as he circulated among the many guests whom he had invited to witness an event… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
There is a lot of talk in conservative circles about judicial modesty and deferring to the political branches. That view of judging… — Adam Cohen Copy Share Image
When I went off to college, I went believing I was a Republican. And actually I was president of Young Republicans for… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
“We have created a new caste system that forces thousands of people into homelessness, bans them from living with their families and… — Bryan Stevenson Copy Share Image
We passed the Voting Rights Act of Virginia, which restores and builds on key provisions of the 1965 federal Voting Rights Act… — Ralph Northam Copy Share Image
I've been a voting-rights attorney and activist, so I understand the role of activists: They push decision-makers to get done what they'd… — Colin Allred Copy Share Image
“While the Reconstruction Era was fraught with corruption and arguably doomed by the lack of land reform, the sweeping economic and political… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
“Frederick Douglass called Republicans the ‘Party of freedom and progress,’ and the first Republican president was Abraham Lincoln, the author of the… — Elbert Guillory Copy Share Image
“Conquest occurred through violence, and over-expolitation and oppression necessitate continued violence, so the army is present. There would be no contradiction in… — Albert Memmi Copy Share Image
“It may be thought that administrative legislation at least comes with virtual representation. Although the administrative lawmakers themselves are unelected, they are… — Philip Hamburger Copy Share Image
“Southerners are an easygoing race when it comes to aberrations of conduct. They will react with anger if something out of the… — Michael McDowell Copy Share Image
“Martin Luther King Jr. was the greatest movement leader in American history. But, as Hillary Clinton once correctly pointed out, his efforts… — Mark Lilla Copy Share Image
“Only to Elaine could I say that I felt some responsibility for Seth Rich’s death. I didn’t bring him into the DNC,… — Donna Brazile Copy Share Image
“On February 7, President Johnson met at the White House with five black leaders, including Frederick Douglass, who came to lobby for… — Ron Chernow Copy Share Image
I have long maintained that voting rights is more important than preserving any Senate procedural rule. — Raphael Warnock Copy Share Image
The first thing that has to happen is the protection of voting rights and registration. — Jesse Jackson Copy Share Image
“People must not vote thinking the evil will lose, but for valuing their existence” — M.F. Moonzajer Copy Share Image
