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Apr 29

Juneteenth

What few understand is that the Emancipation Proclamation only applied to states that had seceded from the United States. It did not...

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Apr 4, 2022

YWCA Stand Against Racism

from https://standagainstracism.org/ "This year, the annual Stand Against Racism campaign will take place April 28 – May 1, 2022. We...

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LWVMN Statement on Census Apportionment Announcement

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Apr 28, 2021

LWVMN Statement on Census Apportionment Announcement

ST. PAUL, April 26, 2021 - Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released apportionment counts for each state based on population counts from the...

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LWV Joint Statement on Derek Chauvin Trial Verdict

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Apr 21, 2021

LWV Joint Statement on Derek Chauvin Trial Verdict

WASHINGTON & MINNEAPOLIS – Today the League of Women Voters of the United States issued the following joint statement with the League of...

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People Powered Fair Maps™ (PPFM) Day of Action

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Apr 5, 2021

People Powered Fair Maps™ (PPFM) Day of Action

The LWVUS Day of Action for People Powered Fair Maps™ will be Thursday, April 29, 2021. This will be a day for the League of Women Voters...

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Mar 20, 2021

For the People Act Resources

(from the lwv.org website) On March 3rd, 2021, the House of Representatives passed HR1, or the For the People Act. Now the bill has come...

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Mar 6, 2021

From Bloody Sunday to Today: the Fight for the Right to Vote

On March 7, 1965, John Lewis, Hosea Williams, and 600 civil rights marchers were viciously beaten and tear gassed by Alabama state and...

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