Give Us The Ballot
Fight against voter suppression helped democrats secure Georgia
'When black women work together, we get it done' - Deborah Scott, voting rights activist, addressing Georgia in a webcast in November 2020. Female activists like Scott helped the Democrats secure victory in the state. Trump supporters continue to deny the legitimacy of the election: 'It is fraud, one hundred per cent,' says a militia leader defending a pro-Trump rally. Yet what happened in Georgia was not fraud, but the result of a concerted effort to overcome voter suppression: 'You would think that every man and woman has the right to vote but ... there's been a concerted effort to make it harder on some people,' notes Scott. From polls closing to poll stations moving, civil rights activists say such tactics limit opportunities for people of a certain class and race to vote. 'You could move counties and be purged from the polls completely,' notes another activist.
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