Voting Rights

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A Crime Fiction Series That Supports Voting Rights

by: Bev Vincent ,; David Hagerty ,; and Mysti Berry
Article published:: September 1, 2022

Convergence talks with contributors to 'Low Down Dirty Vote,' a crime fiction anthology focused on voter suppression

1968 photo of 3 Black demonstrators for the Poor People's Campaign. One hold a sign that reads "No More Hunger." Another holds a sign that reads "In this country you can do anything if you try, but can I live next door to you?"

Organizing Strategy

Interview with Bishop William J. Barber II: Learning from Reconstruction

By: Ezra Kaprov

(Left panel) A Black woman in navy-blue hat and suit, wrists tied behind her back, walking between two policemen, one on each elbow. Right panel, a Black man in a black T-shirt and print pants being similarly escorted. Massive old stone steps behind them.

How Do We Confront the Racist State? The ‘White Republic’ Debate

By: Convergence Magazine

Rectangular area is split by a white diagonal line in the middle. Left: a white man in a suit and tie speaking into a microphone, above a Black woman being grabbed under the armpit. "Jim Crow 1.0" Right: a white man in a suit signing voter suppression bill and a Black woman in a red mask and long braids being arrested by two policemen in blue shirts. "Jim Crow 2.0"

Danger from the Right

2020-21: This is Not a Drill

For the People Act vs. Jim Crow in New Clothes

By: Max Elbaum

Photo of a black woman with a microphone with American flag in the background

Electoral Strategy

Danger from the Right

The Fight for the South, Why It Can and Must Be Won

By: Bob Wing

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Danger from the Right

Post-Election Reckoning: New Hypotheses for the Road Ahead

Photo collage of voter focused flyers encouraging people to vote

2020 Election Strategy

Grassroots Groups Fight for the Vote, Build for the Future

By: Marcy Rein

Photo of people standing in line to vote

2020 Election Strategy

COVID-19 and GOP vs. Voting Rights: Everything Is at Stake

By: Marcy Rein

Photograph of a polling place before voting begins

2020-21: This is Not a Drill

Selma 1965, Wisconsin 2020: Multiracial Democracy vs. A White Republic

By: Max Elbaum