March 15, 1965: Lyndon Johnson’s ‘We Shall Overcome’ Speech March 15, 1965: Lyndon Johnson’s ‘We Shall Overcome’ Speech
“No one who heard the President can doubt his sincerity,” The Nation observed, “but neither can we forget the lateness of his conversion.”
Mar 15, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
Honor Selma by Protecting Voting Rights Honor Selma by Protecting Voting Rights
A hundred members of Congress traveled to Selma this weekend. Will they support legislation to restore the Voting Rights Act?
Mar 9, 2015 / Ari Berman
March 7, 1965: ‘Bloody Sunday’ in Selma, Alabama March 7, 1965: ‘Bloody Sunday’ in Selma, Alabama
A writer in California describes what it was like to watch the attack on the voting-rights marchers on television.
Mar 7, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
50 Years After Bloody Sunday, Voting Rights Are Under Attack 50 Years After Bloody Sunday, Voting Rights Are Under Attack
The right to vote is under the greatest threat since the passage of the Voting Rights Act.
Mar 5, 2015 / Ari Berman
Fifty Years After Bloody Sunday in Selma, Everything and Nothing Has Changed Fifty Years After Bloody Sunday in Selma, Everything and Nothing Has Changed
Racism, segregation and inequality persist in this civil-rights battleground.
Feb 25, 2015 / Feature / Ari Berman
How to Protect the Vote How to Protect the Vote
Democrats face significant obstacles in the fight to strengthen voting rights.
Jan 21, 2015 / Feature / Ari Berman
Honor King’s Legacy by Protecting Voting Rights Honor King’s Legacy by Protecting Voting Rights
The right to vote is under the most sustained attack since King marched from Selma to Montgomery.
Jan 16, 2015 / Ari Berman
What ‘Selma’ Gets Right—and Wrong—About Civil-Rights History What ‘Selma’ Gets Right—and Wrong—About Civil-Rights History
It took MLK’s activism and LBJ’s leadership to pass the Voting Rights Act.
Jan 8, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Ari Berman
The Supreme Court Eviscerates the Voting Rights Act in a Texas Voter-ID Decision The Supreme Court Eviscerates the Voting Rights Act in a Texas Voter-ID Decision
In three of four major voting rights cases in the past month, the Supreme Court has ruled to restrict voting rights.
Oct 20, 2014 / Ari Berman
The GOP Is Winning the War on Voting The GOP Is Winning the War on Voting
Voters in fourteen states—many with tight races—will face new restrictions at the polling booth for the first time in November.
Oct 15, 2014 / Ari Berman