The Cost of Freedom

The Costior reedom SEGREGATED; END RULES PUBLIC SCHOOLS AN FEI 1963 WE LAW Non DEMAND FREEDM VOTING JOBS FOR ALL R ALL NOW NOW! T PAY -W! August 28, March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom 1964 24th Amendment banning poll taxes and literacy tests ratified. Andrew Goodman, James Chaney and Michael Schwerner killed by a mob of Klansmen in Neshoba County, Miss. CALL MISSING B AYON CONCNN T on E AT JAM AR 1965 March 7, "Bloody Sunday," civil rights activists brutally assaulted on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala. August 6, President Lyndon B. Johnson signs Voting Rights Act. 1966 Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Virginia's poll tax. Che Virginian-Pilot Va. Poll Tax Killed by Court 1971 .. e 26th Amendment 76-3 Decision lowering voting age to 18 ratified. Cites Equality EAR OLD SLORT You18 OLD VOTE SUPPOR un 183VE 1993 President Bill Clinton signs National Voter Registration Act which requires states to allow people to register to vote when they apply for or renew their driver's license or apply for social services. THIS IS America COUNT every vorE very 2000 HISA very THIS, IS America. COUNT everyvoTE U.S. Supreme Court stops vote counting in Florida. George W. Bush wins Florida by a margin of 537 votes. 2002 益 444 Register to Vote President George W. Bush signs the Help America Vote Act which establishes National Mail Voter Registration Form mandatory minimum standards for states to follow to improve election administration and voter education and turnout. First time voters who register by mail must show a form of identification when they go to the polls. 2008 Who Voted In 2008 The Census Bureau reported that 131 million people voted in 2008, an increase of 5 million from 2004. The increase included about 2 million more black voters, 2 million more Hispanic voters and 600,000 more Asian voters. The number of white voters was unchanged from 2004. The overall turnout rate was 64 percent. African Americans had the highest turnout rate among voters aged 18 to 24. Black Voter Turnout Black Men Black Women Black Youth 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 Voters MUST SHOW Since 2008, voter ID laws have been introduced in 34 ID TO VOTE states. Who Doesn't Have A Photo ID? Latino Amarionns Age 18 - 24 African Americans Asian Americans 20 22 24 26 4. 6. 8 10 12 14 16 18 1 in 10 Americans Do Not Have a Government-Issued Photo ID 1 in 4 African Americans Do Not Have an Official Photo ID Pennsylvania, more than 750,000 registered voters do not have a PennDOT ID. In Philadelphia, 186,000 voters – 18 percent of all registered voters – do not have a PennDOT ID. 2012 As of August 28, 2012, voter ID laws will be in effect in Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia. The cost of freedom is eternal vigilance. back Stand your ground. We've come too far to now. Register. Verify. Vote. For information on your state's photo ID requirements, visit http://CostofFreedom.info or call 1-866-OUR-VOTE. go youthe FOOT SOLDIERS EDemocracy NCBCP UNITY 2 infolicious CAMPAIGH Think2012