SCLC wants President Joe Biden to use executive order to restore the gutted 1965 Voting Rights Act with expansion | The Atlanta Voice

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SCLC wants President Joe Biden to use executive order to restore the gutted 1965 Voting Rights Act with expansion | The Atlanta Voice

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) called on President Joe Biden to use an executive order to restore Section 4 and Section 5 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Officials of the organization, which was co-founded and first led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., said the order would restrict states like Georgia from passing legislation that prevents some citizens […]

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