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The Democratic Party and African Americans share common values and priorities, including supporting our families, protecting our country, and advancing the issues that matter most to our community. President Obama and our elected Democratic leaders in Congress and across the country continue to work tirelessly to advance the issues that matter most to us. LATEST »Chairman Kaine: "Our country will continue to move forward toward becoming a more perfect union for all"This Saturday, August 28, is the 47th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington, which drew more than a quarter million people to the capital in advance of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech. Vote 2010 to Support the PresidentAfrican Americans came out to the polls in record numbers to support President Barack Obama’s campaign and ultimately Democratic candidates across the spectrum in 2008. The upcoming midterm election is an opportunity for the community to again voice the needs of the collective electorate by bringing those same numbers to the polls in November. 45th Anniversary Voting Rights Act Relevance in the 2010 ElectionForty-five years ago today President Lyndon Johnson signed into law the Voting Rights Act, one of the most pivotal and monumental laws governing racial equality and parity as it relates to every eligible American’s fundamental right to vote. The right to vote is not only a fundamental principle of our democracy but is an integral piece of the fabric that makes up our Republic; for a country that does not recognize the rights of the minority is a country that denies full citizenship to all of her people. Recognizing the 45th Anniversary of the Voting Rights ActOn August 6, 1965, the Voting Rights Act was signed into law, ensuring all Americans have the right to make their voices heard without fear or intimidation. |
