Mariame Diop and Kacy Alejo-Rios

The Voting Rights Act Turns 60 — Maryland Puts It to the Test

The Voting Rights Act Turns 60 — Maryland Puts It to the Test

Voting rights in Maryland are under siege — and for Latino, Black, naturalized citizen, and working-class voters, the danger isn’t abstract. It’s happening right now, in courtrooms and committee hearings, in bureaucratic rule changes and so-called “integrity” lawsuits designed to do one thing: make it harder for people to vote. And as we approach the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, we’re forced to ask ourselves—have we learned anything from the past?