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August 2025


** The 1965 Voting Rights Act:
60th Anniversary
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The 1965 Voting Rights Act (VRA) is more than a legacy of the Civil Rights Movement; it remains essential for ensuring equal access to the ballot.

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Why the 1965 Voting Rights Act Is Crucial for Democracy ([link removed])
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Why was the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) enacted? What are the VRA’s essential protections? And why is the VRA crucial for democracy today?

The 60th anniversary of the 1965 Voting Rights Act reminds us that we need to strengthen voting rights to achieve a thriving democracy in the United States. Enacted to remove the barriers of racist policies, the VRA affirmed the right to vote for millions of African Americans. Enforcement of this law has expanded political opportunities for Black Americans and other people of color.

But as more diverse and pluralistic participation in politics and society has increased, conservative pushback against equality and attacks on voting rights and the VRA have also intensified. In recent years, the Supreme Court has gutted significant provisions of the VRA, resulting in increasing voter suppression. And Congress’ 2025 SAVE Act legislation would severely threaten voter participation.

This new LFJ resource ([link removed]) offers an overview of the VRA’s protections and why they remain so important. Learn, teach and take action in your community. This resource includes three supporting toolkits:
* Our Votes Matter: Action Steps in Planning to Vote ([link removed])
* Understanding Voter Suppression in Today’s Election Process ([link removed])
* Media Literacy Is Vital for Informed Decision-Making ([link removed])

Learn, teach and take action in your community.
“The vote is precious. It is almost sacred. It is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have in a democracy.”

— Rep. John Lewis


** Back-to-School Resources
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** Education Justice Series ([link removed])
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As children head back to school, we offer new and updated resources for affirmative practices that benefit all students and help ensure more inclusive public schools that foster excellence and equity.

This series for educators, parents and caregivers currently includes articles and resources to support public schools and the learning and well-being of all students. New resources are being added, so visit LFJ for more ([link removed]) .

Coming Soon:
* What Is Social Justice Education?
* Creating School Culture That Nurtures Young People
* Classroom Facilitation Practices

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** Teaching Hard History Podcast Series ([link removed])
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To resist current efforts to erase and alter our nation’s history, we have relaunched this podcast series with host Hasan Kwame Jeffries, Ph.D. ([link removed])

Join us each week as we highlight an episode from the series and include a new resource page with essential ideas and teaching recommendations from the conversation and updated resources.

The series begins with the long and brutal legacy of slavery and reaches through the victories of and violent responses to the Civil Rights Movement and Black Americans’ experiences during the Jim Crow era to the issues we face today.


** New Learning for Justice Resource Coming Soon
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Learning for Justice is launching a new online publication in fall 2025 that centers learning and action for civic and political participation, education equity and shared prosperity.

Volume 1: Democracy for the 21st Century
This first volume explores the foundations and future of democracy in the United States, with articles, a civics course, and resources.

And coming in 2026:
Volume 2: Education Justice and the Urgency of Now

Volume 3: Social Justice — The Practice of Democracy

Volume 4: Media Literacy and Democracy

Volume 5: Race in History
Learn with us to strengthen democracy and build a more just society.

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