Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. is calling on Congress to reauthorize the 1965 Voting Rights Act. As portions of the law expire in 2007.
This “act to enforce the fifteenth amendment to the Constitution” was signed into law 95 years after the amendment was ratified. In those years, African Americans in the South faced tremendous obstacles to voting, including poll taxes, literacy tests, and other bureaucratic restrictions to deny them the right to vote. They also risked harassment, intimidation, economic reprisals, and physical violence when they tried to register or vote. As a result, very few African Americans were registered voters, and they had very little, if any, political power, either locally or nationally.
We, the undersign submit our names as citizens of this country, in support of making the Voters Rights Act of 1965 law. Giving all African American citizens who are eligible to vote the right to vote without discrimination. |
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Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority's aim is to enhance the quality of life within the community. Public service, leadership development and education of youth are the hallmark of the organization's programs and activities. Sigma Gamma Rho addresses concerns that impact society educationally, civically, and economically. |
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