Lets start with the big gi. On wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in shelby county, alabama versus holder. Just in case you were wondering, yes, its attorney general, eric older the named defendant in the case. They are asking the court to review the 2006 decision to reauthorize section five of the Voting Rights under the 14th and 15th amendments and violated the tenth amendment and article four of the constitution. It may sound like legal mumbo jumbo. Nine of the states covered as a whole and most of those in the south to get federal approval before a new election law is imposed. They challenge whether such a provision is necessary. The plaintiffs in the case dont think they need it anymore. Oh, really . Shelby county, let me remind you why you are one of the state that is were included under section five. You think you have come a long way since 1965, images like this one are forever engrained in the minds of men and women who endured police attacks, racism and death fo
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u.s. history. it s become a central organizing issue for activists. leading the most influential organization to lift the 120 year ban on civil disobedience. dozens were arrested for acts of non-violent protests. one of those was julian bond, who helped found the coordinating committee civil rights organizationization. she has faced the consequences of activism in movie theaters and lunch counters. joining us from washington, d.c. is julian bond, chairman of the naacp. nice to see you. pleasure to be here. thanks for having me on. hearing you had been arrested, i thought this was an interesting moment. it wasn t over an obvious civil rights issue, but clearly there s a coalition mere who is