America was founded on a painful contradiction. Its leaders declared that all men were created equal, yet slavery was legal, Native Americans lost their lands, and white supremacy shaped political power. Nearly 250 years later, America still struggles with exclusion.
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people are organizing and attempting to overcome interference by mobilizing the Democratic base of voters. Barbara Arnwine, who founded and leads the Transformative Justice Coalition (www.tjcoalition.org) gathered dozens of activists to participate in a day-long strategy session on voting rights on August 7, fifty-four years after the Voting Rights Act was passed in 1965. Arnwine’s organization is among the many planning to ensure both voter turnout and election fairness in the upcoming elections.