The Citizenship Project
The Fight to Vote: Black Voter Suppression in Tenn. Trailer
Preview: Episode 6 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
A documentary about how the right to vote has evolved in the U.S., specifically in Tenn.
A documentary about how the right to vote has evolved in the U.S., specifically in Tennessee and the South. Focusing mainly on the challenges poor and Black people faced getting access to the ballot box in the decades after the Civil War, this program aims to spur discussion about voting rights today and why voter turnout remains low in some parts of the country, even for presidential elections.
The Citizenship Project is a local public television program presented by WNPT
NPT’s The Citizenship Project is made possible by the support of Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area and the First Tennessee Foundation.
The Citizenship Project
The Fight to Vote: Black Voter Suppression in Tenn. Trailer
Preview: Episode 6 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
A documentary about how the right to vote has evolved in the U.S., specifically in Tennessee and the South. Focusing mainly on the challenges poor and Black people faced getting access to the ballot box in the decades after the Civil War, this program aims to spur discussion about voting rights today and why voter turnout remains low in some parts of the country, even for presidential elections.
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The Citizenship Project is a local public television program presented by WNPT
NPT’s The Citizenship Project is made possible by the support of Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area and the First Tennessee Foundation.