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Spending today @ conf on re-enfranchisement, discussing the Jim Crow roots of why most people lose the rt 2 vote when they go to prison. So today take a look at stories from the present, and a novel way to expand the vote: https://t.co/WyrdPcL1we…

It's cheating a little in terms of #suffrage content, but this afternoon I gave a talk on what voter suppression looks like now, and I'm sharing it here as today's offering. It's a very quick spin thru gerrymandering, campaign $$$ & indiv. voter…

IHO the beginning of our centennial year, a quick spotlight on PRO-voting, anti-suppression tools. While some states are making it harder to vote, these are ways to EXPAND access to the ballot - and they're growing! See end for how to bring these…

.@Stephen_A_West says we can celebrate the 15th Amdt sesquicentennial for two months, because that’s how long it took to shuffle the states into line for ratification.  Happy 150th birthday to the #15thAmendment!Feb. 3 is now recognized as its…

Great thread from @clancynewyork on the persistence of New York's literacy test for voting. It was introduced in 1923, as a wave of anti-immigrant fervor crested in the US, resulting in closing the borders for 40 years. Compare some states' voter ID…

Voting is everything...and it's so insufficient. It took lifetimes to win, and needs our work to keep. In the words of the future Governor of Georgia, perhaps our future President: “Voting will not save us from harm, but silence will surely damn us…

Dr @marthasjones_ says we shouldn't talk about suffrage, we should talk about voting rights. There's no before and after, just an ongoing struggle. In that spirit, forgive me sharing a piece about the mechanics of voting today. Our rights depend on…

Unsurprisingly, DailySuffragist readers know their amendments. As 62% of you knew, the 16th Amdt allowed Congress to levy a direct income tax. They needed to amend the Constitution to repudiate a Supreme Court decision that blocked a progressive tax…

With the New York referendum looming, The Crisis published its second special issue on women’s suffrage in August 1915. The cover was an arresting composite of Abraham Lincoln & Sojourner Truth. 🧵 26 essays by men and women took up almost…

Great thread from @marthasjones_ about the #vanguard. One of these founding mothers is still alive. What if everyone tweeting about the Voting Rights Act tomorrow said #ThankYouDianeNash Commemorating the Voting Rights Act of 1965 must honor Septima…