RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A caravan of civil rights activists from - TopicsExpress



          

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A caravan of civil rights activists from Alabama stopped in North Carolinas capital to bring attention to efforts to restore portions of the Voting Rights Act to more Southern states. Nearly 200 people from North Carolinas Moral Monday campaign and the Alabama-based Saving OurSelves Movement for Justice and Democracy gathered Tuesday outside the old Capitol building in Raleigh. The Alabama group is making its way to Washington, D.C., where theyll rally Wednesday for the laws restoration. The U.S. Supreme Court last summer threw out the requirement that all or parts of 15 states with a history of discrimination in voting get federal approval before altering state election laws. A bill in Congress to restore that requirement currently would only apply to four states. Alabama and North Carolina arent included.
Posted on: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 10:17:09 +0000

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