“The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.” —John Lewis (1940–2020)
How can we unlearn redacted history, so that we can learn better?
“Spiraling Round the Promise of the Right to Vote” takes us round and round through the 250-year struggle to expand voting rights in America. Steps toward the ballot for all Americans are presented in white type. Coordinated campaigns of voter suppression, disenfranchisement, and violent backlash are represented by black type. Read chronologically, it becomes clear that the struggle for voting rights will always shape access to the ballot. “Spiraling Round the Promise of the Right to Vote” is a teaching tool that reminds us of the powerful forces that continue to challenge the ideal of an inclusive democracy in the United States. Click here to download.
