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The quote says the speaker learned early that voting rights were not guaranteed, but were something her parents had to struggle to win. It also points to the history of racial segregation and voter suppression in the Jim Crow South. The line connects family memory to a larger fight for political access.
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Originally said in English.
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About Stacey Abrams
American politician, lawyer, voting rights activist, and author
Stacey Abrams is an American politician, lawyer, voting rights activist, and author. She served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2007 to 2017 and was minority leader from 2011 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she founded Fair Fight Action in 2018 to address voter suppression. Her work has been widely credited with helping increase voter turnout in Georgia, including in the 2020 presidential election and the state’s U.S. Senate races that helped give Democrats control of the chamber.
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