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Jim Crow old and new

A broad coalition of groups is calling for a week of action April 5-9 to press for passage of the For the People Act, S.1 – federal legislation that would counter the GOP’s push for harsh state-level voter suppression bills.

Rectangular area is split by a white diagonal line in the middle. Left: a white man in a suit and tie speaking into a microphone, above a Black woman being grabbed under the armpit. "Jim Crow 1.0" Right: a white man in a suit signing voter suppression bill and a Black woman in a red mask and long braids being arrested by two policemen in blue shirts. "Jim Crow 2.0"