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CNN CNN Heroes An All-Star Tribute June 4, 2024 04:40:00

registration in atlanta, georgia. she served as an election worker because her grandmother instilled in her the importance of voting, a right that had once been denied to her. at election time shay's mother, ruby freeman, would come to work processing ballots. but in 2020 election deniers targeted shay and ruby making false claims that security footage showed they were sneaking in fake ballots. the former president invoked ruby's name 18 times in a phone call pressuring state officials to change the vote count in georgia. those comments went viral. >> i've lost my name, and i've lost my reputation. >> in the days after shay and ruby received death threats. they were harassed. shay had to quit her job. they feared for their lives. >> i don't want to go anywhere. i second guess everything that i do. it's affected my life in a major way and every way all because of lies. >> in spite of that, they courageously testified during the january 6th hearings and told the world the truth. they showed that the way we continue to strengthen our democracy and enfranchise citizens everywhere is to stand up to lies and hate, to ensure the power of one voice and one vote remains. >> please join us in honoring -- >> ruby freeman and shay moss.

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