Imagine an America...

without homelessness
without wealth disparity
without voter suppression
without police violence
without being ignored
without economic disparity
without student debt
without educational disparity
without fear on an afternoon run
without feeling unsafe in our homes
without sexism
with community policing
where mental health is not stigmatized
where we advocate instead of victimize
with fair housing
where the people's choice matters
where murder is not the first defense
with prison reform
with affordable healthcare
where everyone has access to the table and a seat.
where there's truth and transparency
where differences are celebrated
with love
with humanity, dignity and respect
with fairness and equity
without mothers burying their children because of violence
without mass incarceration
without systematic racism
without injustice
without fear
without hate
with freedom to protest
where hope is real
where we all vote.

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Our voices are strong, and together we are a force that will demand change.

Endless cycles of racial violence, economic decline, pandemic misinformation, and general distrust in government power are more apparent than ever. When all hope seems lost, apathy takes its place. As we enter the election cycle, the National Civil Rights Museum aims to strip away that apathy by showcasing the power of the vote.

By looking back at just how far voting has brought us, we have a clear path forward. By exercising our civil right to vote, and envisioning a future that we can be proud of, we manifest real change. Imagine with us and together we can realize an America full of hope, justice, humanity and positive systemic change.

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It All Depends On Your Vote.

59.6% Black Voter Turnout in 2016 Tweet This
53% of Voters in 2018 Were Women Tweet This
49% of Voters Expect to Have Difficulty Voting in 2020 Tweet This
15M Voters Have Turned 18 Since 2016 Tweet This
60% of Voters are 55 or Younger Tweet This
32M Eligible Hispanic Voters in 2020 Tweet This
30.5% Non-white Voters Tweet This

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To know more about your voting rights,
visit the ACLU website.

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They Imagined a World Where Black Votes Mattered.

February 2, 1870
15th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution was adopted giving all citizens the right to vote regardless of race, color or previous servitude.
They Imagined Women Could Vote.

August 18, 1920
19th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution was adopted giving women the right to vote.
They Believed Civil Rights Were for Every Man.

September 9, 1957
The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was signed by President Eisenhower. In a compromise intended to protect voting rights of African Americans, it instead set up two-year U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, a civil rights division in the Justice Department and authorized the U.S. Attorney General to seek injunctions to protect voting rights.
They Believed in Closing Loopholes That Prevented Voter Discrimination.

May 6, 1960
Civil Rights Act of 1960 sought to enforce the 1957 act adding federal inspection of voter rolls, provided court-appointed referees and established criminal penalties against anyone preventing African Americans from voting.
They Imagined a World Where Hurdles That Made Voting Inaccessible Didn't Exist.

August 27, 1962
The 24th Amendment abolished poll tax that prohibited citizens from voting who failed to pay fees, a voter suppression tactic that existed in response to the passage of the 15th Amendment to discriminate against Black voters along with literacy tests.
They Believed That Freedom for All Meant Something.

July 2, 1964
President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964 making it illegal to discriminate for any reason based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin.
They Believed Every Vote Counted.

August 6, 1965
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was signed into law. The Section 5 provision requiring pre-clearance of voting policy changes in Southern states was renewed in 1970, 1975, 1982, 2006, until the Supreme Court decision in 2013.
They Believed If You Could Serve, You Could Vote.

March 23, 1971
26th Amendment was passed changing the eligible voting age from 21 to 18 after protests that soldiers age 18-20 in the Vietnam War were fighting for the country in which they could not vote.
They Fought For a World Where Minority Populations Had Access to Voting.

June 25, 2013
The Supreme Court gutted a key provision of the Voting Rights Act requiring certain states with history of racial discrimination to pre-clear any new voting practices with the Department of Justice. Since the Shelby County (GA) vs. Holder ruling, a surge of gerrymandering, redistricting, voting restrictions, and ID laws have resulted in limitations on access to the ballot for minority populations particularly in Southern states.
They Imagined an America where Ethics and Humanity Win.

March 8, 2019
The For The People Act of 2019 H.R. 1 bill pass the House of Representatives. It is a bill to make it easier to vote, reduce campaign funding influence, end gerrymandering, update voting infrastructure and strengthen voting ethics.

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We become stronger, together. Find graphics to share, stats to retweet, and links to help you spread the word that every vote counts.

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Your vote counts.

Your vote counts. Regardless of color, creed, or values, we are afforded the civil right to make our voices heard through voting. These are some of the faces showing up at the polls to make big waves during this historic election.

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The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.

John Lewis

Our voices are strong, and together we are a force that will demand change.

Get Prepared.

Select your state to check your voting status and seeimportant deadlines for where you live.

It All Depends On Your Vote.

Data courtesy of Pew Research Center

To know more about your voting rights,visit the ACLU website.

They Imagined a World Where Black Votes Mattered.

They Imagined Women Could Vote.

They Believed Civil Rights Were for Every Man.

They Believed in Closing Loopholes That Prevented Voter Discrimination.

They Imagined a World Where Hurdles That Made Voting Inaccessible Didn't Exist.

They Believed That Freedom for All Meant Something.

They Believed Every Vote Counted.

They Believed If You Could Serve, You Could Vote.

They Fought For a World Where Minority Populations Had Access to Voting.

They Imagined an America where Ethics and Humanity Win.

Share the Vision

Your vote counts.

Sharica Ware

Frankie Dakin

Kieya Griffith

Carin Malone

Brooke Jones

Dominique Primer

Trevia Chatman

Cara Greenstein

The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.

John Lewis

Select your state to check your voting status and see
important deadlines for where you live.

To know more about your voting rights,
visit the ACLU website.