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Thousands march to defend right to vote

Published Aug 12, 2005 10:37 PM

Fifteen thousand people marched in Atlanta on Aug. 6, the 40th anniversary of the passage of the Voting Rights Act. One of the fruits of the Civil Rights Movement, the bill abolished many Jim Crow laws barring African Americans, particularly in the South, from the right to vote. The march, organized
primarily by the Rainbow/Push Coalition, was part of a national campaign to renew portions of the act due to expire without congressional action, such as access to bilingual
election materials. People from Mississippi to Michigan attended the protest, reflecting widespread concern about
continuing disenfranchisement of Black, Latino and Native voters. A participating contingent of anti-war activists who also leafleted the demonstration was well received by other marchers.