But in more recent history, the Supreme Court, this same conservative supreme court hobbled section five of the Voting Rights act in 2013 with Shelby versus Holder. Since then, we've seen Since [the Supreme Court's decision in Shelby County v. Holder in 2013], the racial turnout gap has grown twice as fast in the states that used to be under Section 5. We will see a devastating impact as a result of this. And now more than ever, we've got to stand up and fight for our democracy. (01:38–02:06)
CLAIM
Asserts that the racial turnout gap has widened significantly in states previously covered by Section 5 since 2013.
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