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East Point councilman marks 60th anniversary of Voting Rights Act, urges voter registration
Summary
Councilman Joshua B. Butler IV used public comment at the Aug. 6 East Point City Council meeting to mark the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, warn that the law has been under attack, and urge residents—particularly African Americans—to register and vote.
Councilman Joshua B. Butler IV, East Point City Councilman, Ward D, at-large, used his public comment time at the Aug. 6 meeting to mark the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and to urge residents to register to vote.
Butler said the Voting Rights Act was pivotal to ensuring voting access for African Americans and warned the law…
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