Voting Rights Act commemoration comes with warnings after Supreme Court rulings

By: Ralph Chapoco

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: August 6, 2026

Words: 533

Last Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago

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The Southern Poverty Law Center Thursday commemorated the 61st anniversary of the Voting Rights Act amid ongoing attacks on the landmark legislation.

Speakers at the event celebrated the impact of the law, which reversed decades of disenfranchisement across the South, but warned of recent attempts to roll back progress on voting rights.

“For generations, Black people were denied full participation in our democracy,” said Tafeni English-Relf, state director of Alabama for the SPLC. “And …

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