People march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge with placards bearing the image of the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis during commemorations for the 57th anniversary of Bloody Sunday on March 6, 2022, in Selma, Alabama. The bridge was the site of the brutal beatings of civil rights marchers, including Lewis, at the hands of police during the first march for voting rights on March 7, 1965. (Brandon Bell / Getty Images) |
By Susan Sheu and Sylvia Ghazarian | Voting is more than a civic duty; it is an expression of your voice, your values and your vision for the future. The fight continues to this day.
It’s easy to feel like one vote doesn’t matter, but history has shown us that collective action can lead to transformative change. That is why those who resist change continue to suppress the vote, more than 150 years after the 15th Amendment. When we all show up, the power of our voices combined can create a force that is impossible to ignore.
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