Civil Rights Movement: Legacy, Day 5

Issue: Voter Suppression

1. Definition of "voter suppression" (Voter ID laws, ending early voting, voter caging)
2. Form table groups (5 min)
3. Read your assigned article:

ALL GROUPS READ THIS ARTICLE ON VOTER ID LAWS (you do not need to read "Table 2" in its entirety, but try to familiarize yourself with the laws of at least 2 states)

• Group 1: Article on the inherent racism of voter ID laws (Mother Jones, 2012)
• Group 2: Article on Justice Ginsburg's dissent after the Supreme Court upheld a Texas voter ID law (Alternet, 2014)
• Group 3: Article on the Supreme Court's decision to eliminate some of the key provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (New York Times, 2013) and Article on GOP opposition to restoring the Voting Rights Act (thinkprogress.org, 2015)
• Group 4: Op-Ed piece on voter suppression (New York Times, 2013) and article on voter ID law in Texas

4. Table group discussion following Save the Last Word for ME protocol