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"So now we move backwards with the Supreme Court decision that will go down as one of the most racist rulings in our nation's history." - Leona Tate, one of several young Black students who became the first to desegregate a New Orleans school in 1960

Learn why a state Supreme Court tossed a new districting plan approved by voters

Part of Classroom's "Shorts" series, this 37-second video takes a look at further gutting of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

Discuss arguments around the principle of birthright citizenship outlined in the 14th Amendment

Arguments focused on whether lawmakers can use race as a factor when drawing congressional districts

In this lesson, students take a historic "literacy test" to understand voter suppression

Learn about challenges to a landmark voting law that may weaken voter protections

How new congressional maps in Georgia and North Carolina will impact 2024 election

Learn why Alabama keeps ignoring court demands to redraw Congressional districts

The 50th anniversary of the marches for voting rights in Selma, Alabama, brought a new focus to the relationship between race and voting today.