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	Help America Vote on Paper A documentary on the dangers to democracy posed by privately owned voting machines, and what citizens, officials and activists are doing about it. Keywords: electronic voting machines; election integrity; voting rights; new voting rights movement; paper ballots Downloads: 997 Average rating: (2 reviews)
	DC Vote Testimony Testimony of the American Bar Association in regards to HR5388, the District of Columbia Voting Rights Act. Keywords: DC; District; Columbia; vote; voting rights; Congress; Organic Act Downloads: 14
	Kate Aishton: Voting rights in DC - JD Lasica A 2-minute video interview with Kate Aishton of the Aspen Institute on the question: What is the most important issue facing America? She talked about the lack of representation for residents of Washington DC. Keywords: aspen institute; voting rights; washington dc; campaign issues Downloads: 1,027 Average rating: (0 review)
	Video the Vote 2006: Deceptive Voting Practices - GNN Campaign operatives passing out falsified voter guides in Maryland, Latino voters threatened with deportation if they attempt to vote in California, and other deceptive practices that disenfranchised voters in 2006. Keywords: deceptive practices; voting rights; video the vote; vtv; voting Downloads: 76
	Selma to Madison Broadcast from National Voting Rights Museum - John L. Quinlan Recording of a live broadcast of the Madison, WI public affairs program, "Forward Forum," from the National Voting Rights Museum and Institute (NRVMI) in Selma, AL. An effort to share the importance of the fight for voters' rights, both in present day and in the context of the Black Civil Rights Movement. Guests include George Washington University professor Spencer Overton, author of "Stealing Democracy: The New Politics of Voter Suppression" in the first hour... Keywords: Selma; Selma to Montgomery March; Madison; Spencer Overton; Joanne Bland; National Voting Rights Museum and Institute; Voting Rights; Civil Rights; Alabama Downloads: 94 Average rating: (0 review)
	History of Civil Rights Movement Transforms Young Lives: the Madison to Selma Connection - John L. Quinlan For almost a decade, Joanne Bland, historian and veteran of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery Civil Rights, has been traveling to the University of Wisconsin, where she educates young people about the grassroots history behind the civil rights movement. At the same time, dozens of these young people have traveled to Selma to witness this history firsthand, with Ms. Bland and other veterans of the Alabama voting rights struggle as their guide... Keywords: Selma; History; Young People; Voluntarism; Civil Rights; Selma to Montgomery March; Voting Rights Downloads: 1
	Selma to Madison: Why Voting Rights Matter - John L. Quinlan A special broadcast of the Madison, Wisconsin-based Forward Forum radio show, live from the National Voting Rights Museum and Institute (NRVMI) in Selma, Alabama. First broadcast August 19, 2006. Includes a phone interview with Spencer Overton, author of "Stealing Democracy: The New Politics of Voter Suppression" followed by an interview with Joanne Bland, executive director of the NVRMI, and an eyewitness to the Selma to Montgomery Civil Rights March (at the age of 11), which eventually led to ... Keywords: Selma; Alabama; Selma to Montgomery March; Madison; Voting Rights; Bloody Sunday Downloads: 51 Average rating: (0 review)
	History of Civil Rights Movement Transforms Young Lives: the Madison to Selma Connection, Hour Two - John L. Quinlan For almost a decade, Joanne Bland, historian and veteran of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery Civil Rights, has been traveling to the University of Wisconsin, where she educates young people about the grassroots history behind the civil rights movement. At the same time, dozens of these young people have traveled to Selma to witness this history firsthand, with Ms. Bland and other veterans of the Alabama voting rights struggle as their guide... Keywords: Selma; History; Young People; Voluntarism; Civil Rights; Selma to Montgomery March; Voting Rights Downloads: 1
	Woman in Political Evolution - McCabe, Joseph, 1867-1955 Book digitized by Google from the library of Harvard University and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. Source: http://books.google.com/books?id=D1sLXzxgU6AC&oe=UTF-8 Keywords: Minorities; Voting and Voting Rights; Feminism; England; Watts & Co; London, England Downloads: 4
	Early and Often: Voting in America - BackStory with the American History Guys Although the memory of hanging chads still clouds the electoral mood, elections have come a long way. But how effective is our current system? Does it accurately register the will of the People? And why did Americaâs founders opt out of direct democracy? With the help of callers, the History Guys provide the backstory on voting rights, mechanisms, and manipulations. Historian Mark Summers describes some of the hijinks common in Gilded Age politics, and historian Alexander Keyssar helps make sen... Keywords: corruption; direct democracy; elections; electoral college; gilded age; history of voting; mark summers; politics; voting machine; voting rights act; american history; backstory Downloads: 15
	Pokey Anderson, Ellen Theisen, Brad Friedman, on John Gideon's work 2 - Dori Smith, Talk Nation Radio Talk Nation Radio for May 13, 2009 Pokey Anderson, Ellen Theisen, Brad Friedman, on John Gideon's work 2 We note the amazing enthusiasm John Gideon had for voting rights, but focus on the serious nature of problems that have been identified with electronic voting machines. Anderson, Theisen, and Friedman, on the crisis at hand. Part 2, both stand alone See part one. www.archive.org/details/EllenTheisenAndBradFriedmanHonorJohnGideonWhoDiedInAprilOf2009 TRT: 29:36 (music fades 19 sec) Produced by ... Keywords: John Gideon; Pokey Anderson; Ellen Theisen; Brad Friedman; memorial; John Gideon's passing; voting rights; voting machines; software issues; GEMS; Daily Voting News; Talk Nation Radio; Dori Smith Downloads: 14