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Historian Carol Anderson on Voting Rights and the 100th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage

Historian Carol Anderson on Voting Rights and the 100th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage

KQED's Forum vor 6 Jahren

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The right to vote is a fundamental part of democracy -- a right,
however, that hasn't always been afforded or guaranteed to all in
the United States. August 18 marks the 100th anniversary of the day
Congress passed the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to
vote. It was a hard-fought victory, but still only a starting place
for Black women and other women of color. The Voting Rights Act of
1965 later sought to make access to the vote more fair and complete
for all, but a key part of the law was struck down in 2013 and
legislation to restore it remains in limbo as voter suppression
efforts grow. This hour we'll talk to Carol Anderson, historian and
author of "One Person, No Vote," about the state of voting rights
and the significance of women's suffrage, then and now.