Renew the Voting Rights Act.

• Position: Demonstrations for voting rights - Brief Article

Atlanta

On August 6, tens of thousands of demonstrators marched in Atlanta to demand the renewal of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Speakers included the Reverend Jesse Jackson, Representative John Lewis, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, and Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin. Harry Belafonte and Stevie Wonder also entertained the crowd. Key parts of the Voting Rights Act expire in 2007. "Forty years later, we're still marching for the right to vote," said...