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Wes Moore: “The Voting Rights act was one of the most important pieces…”

Featuring: Wes Moore, Democratic | Governor of Maryland

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Published | Video Starts at 22:58

He has a primary challenge. You haven't endorsed him yet. Is that something that you would consider. Consider, which is if he doesn't deliver on the maps supporting his opponent. The Voting Rights act was one of the most important pieces of the entire civil rights movement. Yeah. Because when the civil rights movement happened, we saw how they were basically saying that we were intentionally disenfranchising people because I think he really knows how much I need for the Senate to take seriously this moment. (22:58–23:04)

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Asserts the importance of the Voting Rights Act in the civil rights movement.

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