Three Black women leaders in Tennessee are rallying against threats to voting and civil rights as the 60th anniversary of the Selma march approaches. They cite the Supreme Court's ruling weakening the Voting Rights Act as a catalyst for increased restrictive laws. Charlane Oliver highlights Tennessee's legacy in civil rights, indicating it is becoming a new battleground for voter suppression. Tequila Johnson notes the historical parallels in modern voting obstacles, while Odessa Kelly expresses outrage over the potential rollback of civil rights, comparing it to the Jim Crow era.
Tennessee is where John Lewis cut his teeth, and now we're watching it become a testing ground for voter suppression.
This moment feels both familiar and unfamiliar; the threats we face today are even more dire because of who is in the White House.
When John Lewis marched in Selma, they could at least pressure the administration to act; now, we have leaders taking us back to Jim Crow.
I'm enraged; my parents were born in the '40s during Jim Crow, and to see the civil rights bill rollback is unacceptable.
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