In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, Ari Berman, political correspondent for The Nation, brings new insight to one of the most vital political and civil rights issues of our time: the continuing battle over the right to vote. Michael J. Gerhardt, professor of constitutional law at the University of North Carolina School of Law and the National Constitution Center’s scholar-in-residence, moderates. Introduction by Jenny Parker, vice president for Communications for the National Constitution Center.
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Ari Berman: The Fight (and Right) to Vote
November 18, 2015
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