Southern Coalition for Social Justice’s Chris Shenton on the gutting of the Voting Rights Act
About this episode
Chris Shenton discusses the impact of the Voting Rights Act and its recent challenges.
  One of the greatest achievements of the American Civil Rights movement was the enactment more than 60 years ago of a law known as the Voting Rights Act. Though it had several provisions, the basic objective of the law was simple – it was to eliminate centuries of deep-seated racial discrimination that had infected […]
People in this episode
Guest: Chris Shenton
Topics covered
- Voting Rights
- Civil Rights
- Racial Discrimination
- Social Justice
- Legislation
Keywords
- Voting Rights Act
- Chris Shenton
- Southern Coalition for Social Justice
- Civil Rights
- Racial Discrimination
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Southern Coalition for Social Justice
Books & works: Voting Rights Act
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