"Grace Bell lived in Belhaven, North Carolina..." - Quote by Barack Obama
Grace Bell lived in Belhaven, North Carolina her entire life, all 100 years of her life. Just a few weeks ago Republicans challenged her voter registration status and tried to remove her from the voter rolls. Now Grace got her voter registration reinstated. And you better believe she`s going to vote. But this 100-year old woman wasn`t alone in being targeted. The list of voters Republicans tried to purge was two-thirds black and Democratic. That didn`t happen by accident.
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“With effort we can protect the foundation of our democracy, for which so many marched across this bridge, the right to vote.”
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