The Skanner News - Oregon Should Reject Racist Roots, Restor

This year, Oregon has the opportunity to lead with our democratic values again. By passing Senate Bill 579, Oregon legislators have an opportunity to reject racism and restore voting rights for incarcerated Oregonians. Blocking people with felony convictions from voting started in the Jim Crow era as an intentional strategy to keep Black people from voting — a way to continue the disenfranchisement of slavery.

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