House Majority Whip Rep. Clyburn (D-SC) comments on voting rights and the history of the filibuster. "Over time, especially during the Jim Crow era…that filibuster […]
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‘Pay Attention To This’: GOP Voter Suppression Effort Unprecedented Since Jim Crow | Rachel Maddow
Marc Elias, voting rights litigator, talks with Rachel Maddow about the widespread attack on voting by state Republicans, including acting against laws enacted by Republicans […]
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Rep. Colin Allred: ‘Politicians Are Trying To Pick Their Voters’ | The Last Word | MSNBC
State lawmakers have introduced over 250 voting restrictive bills in 43 states. Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX), a former voting rights attorney, joins Lawrence O’Donnell to […]
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Confederate Reckoning: The teaching of the history of the Confederacy | USA TODAY
The teaching of the history of the Confederacy, Reconstruction and the Jim Crow era. RELATED: Check out more mini documentaries from USA TODAY here As […]
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Rep. Clyburn on Supreme Court’s Threat To Racial Wquality: ‘Arrest This Cancer Before It Spreads’
House Majority Whip Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina discusses the Supreme Court’s ruling on curbside voting in Alabama and the potential for a conservative […]
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Trump-Era Protests Echo Movements From Jim Crow To Bob Marley: Ziggy Marley In 2020 | MSNBC
This year’s Black Lives Matter protests draw on a long tradition of global justice movements and culture. MSNBC’s Ari Melber explores that history with reggae […]
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Chris Hayes Podcast With Barbara Smith | Why Is This Happening ? – Ep 128 | MSNBC
Barbara Smith has been doing The Work for decades. Born into the era of Jim Crow, Smith joined the civil rights movement as a teenager […]
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Remembering civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis | USA TODAY
Arrested, jailed and beaten for challenging Jim Crow laws, Lewis became a national figure in his early 20s. RELATED: Along with Martin Luther King Jr., […]
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Why inmates are allowed to make below minimum wage in the U.S. | Just the FAQs
Prisoners are allowed to make below the minimum wage because of loophole in the 13th Amendment. RELATED: Ever eager to exploit a cultural rift, President […]
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