President Biden passed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act Thursday, making June 19 a federal holiday for the first time.
African-American and Democracy articles on Democracy Chronicles
Here is our collection of articles concerned with African-Americans and Democracy. Few ongoing crisis in American elections have more importance to the integrity of the democracy than the imperative of ensuring voting rights for African-Americans. Also see Democracy Chronicles articles on African-American Voting Rights, the Civil Rights Era, Minority Voting, and our unfortunate category: Racism.
Jimmie Lee Jackson: First Martyr Of The 60s Voting Rights Movement
Jimmie Lee Jackson is little more than a footnote in time but it was his death and blood that gave us the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Don’t Let GOP Destroy Democracy And Crush Hard-Won Rights
For the past decades, Republicans across our nation have been engaged in a systematic, and modern era attempt at Interposition and Nullification.
White Only Bill Signing in Georgia
Six White Georgia lawmakers stood behind the governor as he signed a sweeping voter suppression law. Outside, a Black Democratic lawmaker was arrested.
Georgia Republicans Take Aim at Role of Black Churches in Elections
Georgia Republicans are proposing new weekend voting limits, which could greatly limit political participation of black churches.
The Woman Who Was Key In Getting Us the Voting Rights Act
Little known, Amelia Boynton played a key role in getting us the voting rights act and actively organised the Selma to Montgomery marches.
The Historical Significance of Malcolm X’s Assassination
Malcom X was one of America’s most prominent civil rights activists. His assassination has a historical significance that cannot be ignored.
Extreme Georgia Voting Law Targets Black Voters
Not up to 100 days since Biden took office the Republican-led state of Georgia is voting a law that directly targets black voters.
Trump Lies, Cruz Complicity, and Why Black Lives Matter in Texas
Carroll G. Robinson, law professor, attorney and Democratic activist, took time out from his hectic schedule to do an email interview.
Not A Lost Cause: A Black Queer Southerner’s Perspective on Southern Politics
Georgia flipped blue in the November 3 election to the surprise of many. However, there is little awareness of the role voter suppression might have played in keeping Georgia red in the past.