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Stacey Abrams on how American democracy hinges on the right to vote

"We have reached the place where the victims of oppression are now reaching a majority status."
By Nikolay Nikolov  on 
Stacey Abrams on how American democracy hinges on the right to vote
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"I'm a Black woman from the Deep South, I'm steeped in the legacy of voter suppression," says Stacey Abrams, former Minority Leader of Georgia's House of Representatives and founder of national voting rights organization Fair Fight and Fair Count(opens in a new tab).

Abrams is working to make the electoral system in America more equitable, ensuring everyone's voice is heard in the process, and she unpacked this for an episode of Mashable's The Future We Want.

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