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Errin Haines, The 19th

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    Women of color lead the fight for voting rights 101 years after suffrage

    Errin Haines, The 19th
    August 19, 2021
    Rep. Terri Sewell

    Rep. Terri Sewell pays her respects to the late Rep. John Lewis at the conclusion of a memorial service in July 2020.

    J. Scott Applewhite/Getty Images

    Originally published by The 19th

    Standing next to the Edmund Pettus Bridge on Tuesday, Rep. Terri Sewell of Alabama introduced House Resolution 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, for the fourth time.

    As the country marks 101 years since the ratification of the 19th Amendment on Wednesday, the franchise remains fragile. Women of color like Sewell are on the front lines of fighting the 21st century voter suppression efforts sweeping state legislatures — and of helping to lead the push for federal voting rights legislation that is likely to stall anew in a deeply divided Congress.

    In the modern-day battle for suffrage, many women and marginalized people are fighting on two fronts: They're attempting to defend hard-fought gains even as they scramble to expand the electorate. Some see the progress of the past imperiled as their successes are met with conservative backlash.

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