The Meat in the Coconut: Voting Rights

Item sets: The Sphex Club Papers; Jones Memorial Library Manuscripts Collection

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Identifier: JML.MS1133-0435
Barcode: JML.MS1133-0435
Title: The Meat in the Coconut: Voting Rights
Description: Text of a lecture delivered to the Sphex Club of Lynchburg. Arelia S. Langhorne's lecture, "The Meat in the Coconut" reflects on her personal journey through the evolution of voting rights in the United States, emphasizing the impact of the Shelby County v. Holder decision by the Supreme Court in 2013. Langhorne critiques the decision for undermining the preclearance requirement of the Voting Rights Act, sharing her experiences of racial discrimination and her efforts to protect voting rights over four decades. The lecture underscores the ongoing struggle against voter suppression and the need for legislative action to restore and protect the voting rights of minorities.
Date: 8 January 2015
Creator: Langhorne, Arelia S.
topic: SPHEX Club - lectures; Langhorne, Arelia S.; Voting Rights Act; Shelby County v. Holder; Virginia League of Women Voters; Lynchburg Electoral Board; Fannie Lou Hamer; Lynchburg Voters League
Location: Lynchburg, Va.
Digital Format: pdf
Language: English
Publisher: George M. Jones Library Association
Repository: George M. Jones Library Association
Rights: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/; George M. Jones Library Association
Rights Holder: Langhorne, Arelia S.; George M. Jones Library Association