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Archival Education Voter Education Unit
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This unit pulls from several collections in the Rockefeller Archive Center's holdings related to the history of voter education in America. The materials include documents that speak to female suffrage and combatting African-American voter suppression tactics in mid-century. 

Subject:
U.S. History
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Author:
The Rockefeller Archive Center
Date Added:
06/03/2019
The History of Voter Suppression
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Explore the history of voter suppression efforts in the U.S., from the Jim Crow era through the post-1965 Voting Rights Act era, in this video clip from Whose Vote Counts | FRONTLINE. Learn about the strategies that were legally implemented in southern states to disenfranchise Black people, the violent backlash that ensued when Black people challenged these policies, and the events that led up to the signing of the epic 1965 Voting Rights Act.

Subject:
History
U.S. History
Material Type:
Lesson
Primary Source
Provider:
PBS LearningMedia
Author:
Frontline
PBS
Date Added:
01/30/2023