Pennsylvania Democratic Party: On 55th Anniversary of Voting Rights Act, Local Leaders Blast Trump's Attacks on Voting Rights
August 08, 2020
August 08, 2020
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 8 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news on Aug. 7:
55 years ago yesterday, the Voting Rights Act was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson to combat institutionalized racism at the ballot box and to help realize the full promise of the Constitution for all voters. In the decades since, far-right extremists -- like Donald Trump -- have worked to erode that progress.
Check out what local leaders had to say a . . .
55 years ago yesterday, the Voting Rights Act was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson to combat institutionalized racism at the ballot box and to help realize the full promise of the Constitution for all voters. In the decades since, far-right extremists -- like Donald Trump -- have worked to erode that progress.
Check out what local leaders had to say a . . .