21 Day Challenge: Day 3

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IT TAKES 21 DAYS TO FORM A HABIT
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WEEK 1: VOTING

TODAY'S CHALLENGE: THE HISTORY OF VOTER SUPPRESSION

Today, we are looking at the history of voter suppression and how people of color were systemically kept from the ballot box and the challenges they had to overcome to exercise their right to vote. This will provide much-needed context for tomorrow's challenge where we will be showing how voter suppression has changed over time and how it is disenfranchising marginalized communities today.

WE CHALLENGE YOU TO TAKE...

Print out and take this literacy test that was designed to disenfranchise people of color (white men were exempt). These tests were a prevalent requirement to vote from the 1890's to the 1960's. You would have been given 10 minutes to complete this test so make sure to set a timer before you start.

TAKE THE TEST

View this interactive timeline of the history of the Voting Rights Act and see how access to the vote was expanded and restricted over time.

VIEW

Read this article highlighting the role that the Voting Rights Act played in protecting Asian Americans' voting rights. Until 1952, federal policy barred immigrants of Asian descent from becoming U.S. citizens and having access to the vote.

READ

VOTING WEEK ACTION ALERT

LEVEL 1: Take YWCA USA's pledge to participate in the upcoming US Census.

LEVEL 2: Register to vote in the 2020 general election or assist someone else in registering.

LEVEL 3: Volunteer with Rock the Vote and help register new voters.

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