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The Voting Rights Act Of 1965

Photo: Two teens in 1962 with an American flag
Bruce Davidson

The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether to allow extending the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which was intended to stop southern states from denying black Americans the right to vote. Many people, especially those who were at the center of civil rights fight, say the law is still needed.

In this show, Dick speaks with Sala Udin, who remembers travelling from his home in Pittsburgh to Holmes County, Miss., to challenge the Jim Crow laws, and help blacks register to vote. Then, he speaks with Zelpha Montgomery Whatley, who grew up in Holmes County, where her parents were community leaders. She remembers the day they went to try to register to vote.

Hear these interviews at The Story's website.

Before coming to North Carolina Public Radio to host The Story, Dick Gordon was host of The Connection, a daily national call-in talk show produced in Boston, from 2001 to 2005. Gordon is well-known in the profession as an experienced, seasoned journalist with an extensive background in both international and domestic reporting. He was a war correspondent and back-up host for the CBC's This Morning, a national current affairs radio program. An award winning journalist, he has also served as a Parliamentary reporter, Moscow correspondent and South Asia correspondent for both radio and television.
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