"I am where I am today only because men and women like Rosanell Eaton refused to accept anything less than a full measure of equality. Their efforts made our country a better place. It is now up to us to continue those efforts. Congress must restore the Voting Rights Act. Our state leaders and legislatures must make it easier — not harder — for more Americans to have their voices heard. Above all, we must exercise our right as citizens to vote, for the truth is that too often we disenfranchise ourselves."
This is an exerpt from President Obama's letter to the New York Times article ‘‘A Dream Undone: Inside the 50-year campaign to roll back the Voting Rights Act’’ by Jim Rutenberg.
Read The President's entire letter to the NYT HERE.
Read The President's entire letter to the NYT HERE.