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4 days ago · Teaching Young Children About Voting. Election activities that encourage children to cast a vote and abide by the choice of their group can foster a greater understanding of citizenship. This fall, we will be surrounded by election references—and so will the children in our classrooms. Recognizing how children perceive the process of voting ...
2 days ago · Fannie Lou Hamer ( / ˈheɪmər /; née Townsend; October 6, 1917 – March 14, 1977) was an American voting and women's rights activist, community organizer, and a leader in the civil rights movement. She was the vice-chair of the Freedom Democratic Party, which she represented at the 1964 Democratic National Convention.
3 days ago · The Museum of the Albemarle will open the exhibit Who Can Vote: Brief History of Voting Rights in the United States on June 4, 2024. This traveling exhibit from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History “examines voting rights with an emphasis on the role of the US Constitution and the interplay between the states and federal government in determining who is allowed to vote.
5 days ago · Voting Rights Act, U.S. legislation (1965) that aimed to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote under the Fifteenth Amendment (1870) to the United States Constitution.
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6 days ago · The Freedom Riders helped inspire participation in subsequent civil rights campaigns, including voter registration throughout the South, freedom schools, and the Black Power movement.
5 days ago · According to the Carter Center, effective voter education efforts are crucial to ensuring that all potential voters have the necessary information to exercise their right to vote and have confidence in the entire electoral process.
5 days ago · A new five-part voter education series released today by nonpartisan think tank ThinkTennessee offers guidance on Tennessee's election laws to ensure voters can successfully participate in Tennessee's 2024 elections.
