Stacey Abrams: “The Voting Rights Act made manifest the promise of the 15th…”

“People died to get that passed. Now it's been significantly watered down. Where do we go from here, Stacey? What can we do? The reason The Voting Rights Act made manifest the promise of the 15th Amendment. which said that the right to vote would not be impinged upon due to race. They are now trying to leverage every tool they can to take it back.” (10:41–10:53)

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