School's out and the history lessons are over, right?

Not quite!

In our latest episode of Civics for the Culture, Fair Fight Action’s Chelsey Hall takes us through a brief history of voting rights in America from 1776 to 1965 — and how it’s clear that voting = power for the people. 

As we continue this fight, it’s important we all learn the long history of both progress and setbacks for voting rights in our country — to understand how we got to this moment, and the work we have left to do. 

Click here to watch the latest episode of Civics for the Culture and learn how you can fund our voter education programs like this one.

Part One of this series takes us all the way back from 1776 to 1965. Chelsey explains the barriers to voting we’ve experienced, even after our rights were enshrined in the Constitution (well, for some people). From the Jim Crow era grandfather clauses to poll taxes and literacy tests, white men limited others’ access to the polls and kept the power for themselves. 

In other words: Voting is our power.

Voting is the best way we can make effective change in our communities, states, and systems. We had to fight tooth and nail to get the freedoms we currently have, and democracy can never be taken for granted. It’s how we can continue to make progress for issues we care about like health care, climate change, racial justice, and reproductive rights. 

Fair Fight Action programs like Civics for the Culture help equip voters with everything they need to know about the voting process. And it helps the next generation learn how to have an informed voice in politics. 

Supporters like you help make voter education programs like this possible. If you’re able, please chip in $20 or whatever you can to help fund our voter education and empowerment programs ahead of this November’s important midterm elections.

Thank you for your continued support and activism,

The Fair Fight Action Team