USA TODAY invites you to examine how racism continues to shape our country in a free virtual event titled, “Power To The People: How Voting Laws Have Shaped The United States And Black America." The event will stream on the USA TODAY YouTube channel on Wednesday, November 17 at 7:00 P.M. ET.
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In collaboration with the National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta, this conversation focuses on how equal access to voting is essential to the promise of democracy.
This event is part of USA TODAY’s "Seven Days of 1961" project, which spotlights seven pivotal protests in 1961 that fueled the civil rights movement and helped end legal segregation and extend voting rights to millions of Black Americans. Visit this link to set a reminder:
This project arrives more than a year after the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and other Black Americans. It comes amid a divisive national debate over systemic racism, equal access to the voting booth, how we teach American history and what role institutions such as the police, media and government serve in making our society safe and fair for all.
“Power to the People” is inspired by mass meetings held in Black communities to end segregation. These gatherings served to keep hope alive through song, prayer and testimony.
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