Andrew Aydin

Every American should know about the pain and sacrifice suffered by those activists who insisted that African Americans in the South should be able to vote. John Lewis was at the center of the movement, and was beaten, harassed, and jailed. Now he is a Congressman. In 2013, the US Supreme Court effectively neutered the Voting Rights Act. Since then, we have seen an onslaught of attempts, whether through gerrymandering or onerous requirements, to disenfranchise as many people of color as possible.

March 3 combines a visceral first person account with some inside baseball specifics of how a grass roots nonviolent movement can eventually win over a resistant populace.… (mer)