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Oakland, CA 94612
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Voting rights: Then and now
In 1964 Alabama, thousands of African American voters were denied their rights and kept away from the polls through intimidating and unconstitutional tactics. As a result, less than 7% of all African American voters were registered even though the community made up a majority of the population.
All of that changed during Freedom Summer�10 memorable weeks where over 700 volunteer students teamed up with local leaders in an historic effort to shatter the foundations of racism in one of the nation’s most segregated states.
Join Bend the Arc, the Berkeley NAACP, the Alameda County Paul Robeson ACLU Chapter, the Berkeley North East Bay ACLU Chapter, and Firelight Media for a special screening of “Freedom Summer,” a film about those who bravely stood up for justice 50 years ago.
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Your voting rights are once again under attack
Following the film, there will be a panel discussion with two participants in “Freedom Summer,”” Linda Halpern and Phil Hutchins, who will speak about past efforts. They will be joined by current leaders in the voting rights movement, Robert Rubin from Bend the Arc and Mansour Id-Deen from the Berkeley NAACP.
Dedicated people acted together 50 years ago to secure our rights and we need to act together again to protect the victories we fought for and won.