People Died for the Voting Rights Act

Originally published at: People Died for the Voting Rights Act - TPM – Talking Points Memo

We are now well into the post-Voting Rights Act period, with ruthless attempts at racial gerrymandering unfolding across the South. The latest development came yesterday evening, when the Supreme Court deployed a twisted logic to effectively halt an Alabama election already in progress so state officials can hold it under a map that dilutes the…