The transformation of the GOP has been half a century in the making.
Civil Rights in America
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Reporting in an Extraordinary Election Year
Prospect Writing Fellow Brittany Gibson’s Best of 2020
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How Biden Can End Trump’s Macabre Execution Spree
The president-elect opposes capital punishment. If he can’t persuade Congress to abolish it, he can still commute the sentences of the federal prisoners on death row.
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Views They Cannot See
The Photo Requests From Solitary project, and its installation at Eastern State Penitentiary, puts a human face on prison policy.
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Kelly Loeffler’s Familiar Dog Whistle
Her attacks on her opponent Rev. Raphael Warnock echo a 150-year history of fearmongering.
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⏩ Brittany Gibson’s Fight Against Voter Suppression Webinar
Watch writing fellow Brittany Gibson’s webinar and Q&A for students and teachers on voter suppression and disenfranchisement.
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Black Lives Matter as Electoral Powerhouse
In Los Angeles, the movement’s street smarts were matched by its ability to shape issues, turn out voters, and win at the polls.
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Black Voters Say, ‘You’re Welcome, America’
Dorian Warren explains how Black America voted strategically and made Biden-Harris a reality.
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The Black Nebraska Lawmaker Who May Have Delivered the Presidency to Joe Biden
Biden has Ernie Chambers to thank for getting one electoral vote out of the Cornhusker State. The nation has a lot to thank Ernie Chambers for, in fact.