Sherrilyn Ifill [3], LDF's Director-Counsel, appears on PBS NewsHour with host Judy Woodruff, and explains that Section 5, the "preclearance" section and heart of the Voting Rights Act, remains vital today. Section 5 protects the rights of voters of color who live in places with the worst and most persistent history of voting discrimination. While this nation has made substantial progress – largely because of Section 5 – racial discrimination is far from obsolete.
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[1] http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/law/jan-june13/votingrights2_02-27.html
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