We are at a critical juncture as we face the biggest voter suppression
laws since the 1960's...
friend,
We're at a critical juncture. We are facing a wave of voter
suppression laws that threaten to erase the progress we've made
since the Civil Rights Movement.
All across the South, conservative lawmakers are passing legislation
that keeps people of color away from ballot boxes - like
requiring returning citizens to pay all legal fees prior to
registration and using racial gerrymandering to prevent people from
electing their candidate of choice.
It's imperative that we do all we can to ensure everyone can
exercise their sacred right to vote. That's why we are asking
you to support the SPLC's Voting Rights Action Plan, which will
help put an end to anti-voter laws in the Deep South and beyond.
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States have gone as far as permanently shutting down voting precincts
in majority Black areas, restricting alternative voting methods such
as vote-by-mail. Georgia even passed a law that prevents volunteers
from distributing food and drink to people waiting in long lines
to cast their ballots.
We cannot afford to go back to the days of Jim Crow-style literacy
tests, poll taxes and other barriers designed to keep Black and Brown
people out of the voting booth. Before they were outlawed by the
Voting Rights Act of 1965, literacy tests were implemented and
designed to keep Black people away from the polls. While white
applicants always seemed to get the easiest questions, or perhaps even
none, Black applicants got the hardest.
You can see for yourself by taking our sample test here.
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Bred out of hate, these tests were used as tactics to instill fear and
intimidation and worked effectively to uphold white supremacist
infrastructures.
For over 50 years, we've been leading the fight against hate and
bigotry - tracking white supremacist groups, taking legal action
against them and combating legislation designed to keep racist systems
intact. Make a special gift to the SPLC today to empower us to ramp up
our work when it's needed most.
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We are working with partners and local nonprofits to conduct voter
registration, education and outreach in Black and Brown communities,
advocating at the state and federal level for real voter protections
and fighting against felony disenfranchisement laws that keep people
of color from casting their votes.
Your gift plays an essential part in the fight against voter
suppression. Since the founding of this country, people of color have
fought hard battles to overcome systemic racism and
disenfranchisement. While states in the South continue to enact voter
suppression laws, we will keep standing strong and refuse to back down
until all people can freely and fairly vote.
Sincerely,
Your friends at the Southern Poverty Law Center
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