Selma Bloody Sunday 1965: John Lewis Led Peaceful Marchers Along Bridge Sidewalk; They Did Not Block Traffic
As Andrew Young explained in the video from that day, they were not going to interrupt traffic. See: “Selma , …
Tag Archives: voting rights
Counting Non-Citizens To Determine US Congressional Districts Strips Citizens of Representation; There are a Limited Number of US House Seats
There are well-known ways that Americans are stripped of their voting rights, both historically and recently. These have included property …
Dr. Martin Luther King: “Riots are self-defeating and socially destructive”
In a September 27, 1966 interview on 60 minutes, Dr. Martin Luther King talks about the importance of non-violence and …
US Senator Wyden Statement on Trump Executive Order to Undermine First Amendment & Section 230
“May 28, 2020 Wyden Statement on Reported Executive Order to Undermine the First Amendment and Section 230 Washington, D.C. – …
Georgia Democrat-Possible VP Pick Stacey Abrams Formally Endorsed Biden for US President
@staceyabrams tweeted out the endorsement: ”@JoeBiden is the leader America needs. I look forward to continuing my strong support for …
55 Years After “Bloody Sunday,” Fight to Vote Marches On in Selma Alabama
From VOA News: “55 Years After ‘Bloody Sunday,’ Fight to Vote Marches On in Selma By Kane Farabaugh March 02, …
Will Mississippi Governor’s Election Be Determined by Jumping Voting Machines & a Jim Crow Era Law?
It seems that Mississippi Governor’s election could be determined by voting machines, which have been long-known to be vulnerable to …
Women’s Equality Day Commemorates Adoption of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution, Which Gave Women the Right to Vote
Suffragists on the picket line outside White House in 1917, three years before gaining the right to vote with the …
Stacey Abrams’ Democratic Response To Trump State Of The Union
Stacey Abrams speech link approx 11 minutes: http://youtu.be/5aFT0OHmiqc See more here: https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2019/02/06/stacey-abrams-will-give-the-democratic-response-to-trumps-state-of-the-union/ Tweets by staceyabrams
US House Holds Key Hearings on H.R. 1—The “For the People” Act On Wednesday (Info & Livestream Link)
“Democrats Hold Key Hearings on H.R. 1—The “For the People” Act Feb 5, 2019 Press Release Washington, D.C. (Feb. 5, …
Dr. Martin Luther King: A Knock At Midnight & Joy Cometh In The Morning
“And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and …
US House Oversight Chair Cummings Statement On H.R.1
“Chairman Cummings Issues Statement on H.R. 1 Jan 4, 2019 Press Release Washington, D.C. (Jan. 4, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. …
US House Majority Leader Hoyer (MD) on H.R. 1, The For The People Act
“Hoyer Statement on the Introduction of H.R. 1: The For The People Act For Immediate Release: January 4, 2019 Contact …
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith Graduated From “All White” Segregationist “Academy”; Husband Reported As Kin To Man Arrested In 1955 Shooting Of Black Voting Rights Activist; Alleged Shooter Reportedly Buried At Her Church
Cindy Hyde-Smith did indeed graduate high school from a private “All-White Academy”, also known as a “Segregationist Academy”. Someone did …
Mississippi Senator Comment About Hanging Followed By Voter Suppression Comment – A Voting Rights Activist Was Shot Dead On The Courthouse Lawn Of Her Hometown In 1955
This just looks uglier and uglier. White Mississippian from Brookhaven, acting US Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, talking about hangings and not …
US Congressman Bennie Thompson Statement On Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith’s Hanging Comment Plus Additional Context-Info
The journalists in the press conference ( https://youtu.be/vGc_249TRAs ) were very, very nice to Cindy Hyde-Smith when asking questions about …
Georgia (USA) Congressional Delegation Decries Injustice of Voter Registration Process
https://twitter.com/repjohnlewis/status/1054415950227877888 The Republican secretary of state for Georgia, Brian Kemp, who oversees elections-voting, is also running for Governor. “GEORGIA DELEGATION …
US Dept. Of Homeland Security Intel Assessment On Election Security Does Not Support Trump-Pence Claims That Chinese Meddling In US Elections “Is A Bigger Problem” Than Russia’s Well-Documented Interference
“Top Democrats Issue Statement on Trump and Pence Claims After DHS Provides Election Security Update Oct 17, 2018 Press Release …
US Congressman Cohen Seeks Answers from Shelby County Election Commission (Memphis Tennessee area)
There’s more than than one way to hack an election. Are we about to return to so-called voter literacy tests …
National Council of Churches Calls for the Withdrawal of the Nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States
Jesus Chasing the Money Changers by Carl Heinrich Bloch News Release from the National Council of Churches: “The National Council …
Members of the US Congress Call for Investigation into Trump Administration Subpoenas of North Carolina Voter Information
“Leading Democrats Call for Investigation into Trump Administration Subpoenas of North Carolina Voter Information Sep 7, 2018 Press Release In …
Medgar Evers Assassination – June 12, 1963-Jackson Mississippi
President John F. Kennedy (center) visits with Myrlie Evers (far left), widow of civil rights leader, Medgar Evers. Also pictured: …
On The Role Played By IBM Info Tech In South Africa’s Apartheid Regime And Nazi Germany
Republished from Medialternatives: https://medialternatives.com “Letter: US Appeals Court Rejects Apartheid Cases, by David Robert Lewis, August 7, 2015 Dear Ed …
CBC Chairman Statement on White House Criticism of US Congressmen Lewis, Thompson
““It’s laughable that the White House is criticizing John Lewis and Bennie Thompson for not attending the opening of a …
US Congressmen John Lewis-Bennie Thompson Joint Statement On Not Attending Opening Of Mississippi Civil Rights Museum (Racist-Sexist Trump Crashing The Opening)
“Civil rights leaders meet with President John F. Kennedy in the Oval Office of the White House after the March …
Official Statement by the Catalan President on the Political Situation in Catalonia, Barcelona, 10 October 2017
“10-10-2017 23.08 Official Statement by the President on the political situation in Catalonia I stand here before Parliament to present …
Catalonia: Pirates 1, The Spanish Armada 0
Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 8 August 1588, Philip James de Loutherbourg, 1796, “Published on Thursday, October 05, 2017 by …
Catalan President Called for Mediation Over 1 Week Ago – Spain Refused; Remember the Almost 900 Catalans Injured By Spanish Police While Trying To Vote
While trying to vote in the Catalan Independence Referendum, at least 893 were seriously enough injured to need medical care …
Ghost of Franco Haunting Spain
“Ghost of Franco Haunting Spain Last Updated: October 01, 2017 1:26 PM, by Jamie Dettmer They emerged early Sunday with …
Catalonia Independence Referendum: 893 Required Medical Care Due To Police Violence; 4 Remained Hospitalized; 2 in Serious Condition; UN Human Rights Experts Want to Visit Spain
According to the Catalan Dept. of Health update on 2 October 10.59 am, in relation to injuries sustained during the …
Catalonia: 893 Injured By Spanish Police While Trying to Vote-Required Medical Care; 90% Vote for Independence; Party of Spanish PM was Founded by Francoist-Fascists
[Update as of 2 Oct 10.59 am – 893 injured enough to require medical care, 4 still hospitalized, of which …
Civil Rts Leader-Congressman John Lewis Practicing Free Speech while he can; Trump Tweets Lies re Lewis in Run-up to Martin Luther King Day
Martin Luther King and now Congressman John Lewis in 1963. King would have been 87 years old on Sunday had …
Absent US Voting Rights Protections, Voters Report Long Lines, Intimidation in Critical Swing States
From Common Dreams.org: “Absent VRA Protections, Voters Report Long Lines, Intimidation in Critical Swing States, Published on Tuesday, November 08, …
Huey Long: New Democracy in Louisiana
Huey Long. Library of Congress photo. From the Long Legacy Project: “A New Democracy Huey Long’s election in 1928 ushered …
Improved Access to Voting Needed for American Indians and Alaska Natives says US DOJ; Lack of Rights in their own Land; Most Economically Impoverished of Americans
Note: By American Indians is meant Native Americans, indigenous to North America, and not the many migrants from India, who …
104 year old, US Civil Rights Activist, Survivor of Bloody Sunday (Selma, Alabama, 1965) Passed On
From DemocracyNow.org: “WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2015 Civil Rights Activist Amelia Boynton Robinson, Survivor of Bloody Sunday, Dies at 104 Civil …
Give Us the Ballot: The Struggle Continues 50 Years After Signing of the 1965 Voting Rights Act (Aug. 6, 1965-Aug. 6, 2015)
Democracy Now Video Link: http://youtu.be/nGgzrz0TW2U From Democracy Now: Wednesday, August 5, 2015 Give Us the Ballot: The Struggle Continues 50 …
“I think this time I’m voting Green”-“Reclaim the Vote”
“I think this time I’m voting Green”, by Theo Simon, 20th March 2015 “Tactical voting? Always a waste of time. …
