The Black Vote, a multimedia exhibition curated by historian Mica L. Anders, opens in February at the Minnesota African American Heritage Museum and Gallery, commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
The Black vote
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2020 election reinforces for some voting as ‘the answer’
‘The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have,’ said John Lewis. Based on this history and the failures of the current administration the elders are justified in encouraging people to get out and vote to change things.
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The Black fight for the franchise
It’s been 150 years since the 15th Amendment was ratified on February 3, 1870, giving Black people access to the ballot.