Stacey Abrams’s success in Georgia builds on generations of Black women’s organizing Nadia E. Brown, Bry Reed
Here s how Georgia transformed from a solid red state to a battleground
Replay Video UP NEXT Following in the organizing footsteps of Black Southern women, Stacey Abrams and other Black grass-roots organizers in Georgia mobilized so many of Georgia’s Black voters that a longtime Republican state turned to favor Democrats. As Georgians prepare for the Jan. 5 Senate runoff election, they are relying on a playbook put in place by local organizers who built coalitions, led voter registration and education campaigns and publicized mail-in deadlines that successfully delivered the state to Joe Biden in November. The New Georgia Project, Project South, Southwest Voter Education Project and Black Voters Matter used innovative strategies and knowledge of Black history to empower and mobilize their communities showing that doing so has electoral consequ