Anita Earls

Southern Coalition for Social Justice

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Civil rights attorney and Executive Director of the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, based in Durham, North Carolina; former member of the North Carolina state elections board

Anita Earls on KCRW

Last year, the US Supreme Court ruled that key parts of the Voting Rights Act, signed by Lyndon Johnson in 1965, had outlived their usefulness.

Will Voters Be Kept from the Polls…Again?

Last year, the US Supreme Court ruled that key parts of the Voting Rights Act, signed by Lyndon Johnson in 1965, had outlived their usefulness.

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Republicans warned about voter fraud in last year's elections, while Democrats said the big threat to a fair outcome was voter ID.

Gerrymandering and Political Gridlock on Capitol Hill

Republicans warned about voter fraud in last year's elections, while Democrats said the big threat to a fair outcome was voter ID.

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