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\nOn March 5, Joint Center President Spencer Overton testified before a Voting Rights Congressional Field Hearing in Birmingham, Alabama.\u00a0 The \u00a0hearing was hosted by Congresswoman Terri Sewell (AL), and participating Members of Congress included Assistant Democratic Leader James Clyburn (SC), CBC Chair G.K. Butterfield (NC), John Lewis (GA),\u00a0Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (TX),\u00a0Barbara Lee (CA),\u00a0Hank Johnson (GA),\u00a0Karen Bass (CA),\u00a0Marc Veasey (TX), and\u00a0Stacey Plaskett (VI).\u00a0 Other witnesses at the hearing were\u00a0Anne-Marie Adams, Jefferson County Clerk of Court; \u00a0Richard Cohen, President of Southern Poverty Law Center;\u00a0Hezekiah Jackson, IV, Metro Birmingham Branch NAACP President; and\u00a0Ernest Montgomery, City Councilman for Calera, Alabama.<\/p>\n

Spencer\u2019s oral testimony reviewed racially-polarized voting, recent instances of voting discrimination, and the need to update the Voting Rights Act to prevent voting discrimination.\u00a0 To read his full written testimony,\u00a0click here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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