What Teenagers Have Learned From a Tumultuous Time in Politics
Soon-to-be voters say they’re disillusioned by what they’ve observed, but many are also motivated to political action.
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A high school student in Atlanta registering to vote. What happens in politics when people are teenagers can shape their lifelong political views.Credit.Christopher Aluka Berry/Reuters
For American teenagers, their political coming of age has been a tumultuous one. They’ve seen the boundary-breaking candidacies of women and people of color, and the norm-shattering presidency of Donald Trump. They’ve lived through racial justice protests, a pandemic, and attacks on American democracy.