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The Right to Vote Matters [View all]
A reflection on the Voting Rights Act of 1965Senator Joe Neal knows a thing or two about shaking up the status quo. As the first African-American elected to the Nevada State Senate, he spent 32 years fighting for working middle-class Americans and equality, sometimes standing up against special interests alone.
On the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the retired senator and supporter of Hillary Clinton sat down with us to share his thoughts on how being raised in rural Louisiana pre-VRA and fighting for everyday Nevadans shaped his worldview, and what this landmark law means for civil rights.
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Audio at link of Senator Neal (Very Good).
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