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Nov 08, 2021

ACLU MD to County Council: Create a 2nd Majority Black District (Testimony & OpEd)

Full testimony published as an OpEd on Forward Baltimore on November 8, 2021.

By Justin Nalley

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Dec 18, 2020

Celebrating Civil Liberties Moments During These Happy Holidays!

The holiday season is in full swing! But as you know, advocating for civil rights is a year-long job. Not only do we want to celebrate the many cultural and religious holidays that occur worldwide during these winter months, but we also want to celebrate some civil liberties moments that occurred during past holiday seasons. We like to think of these civil liberties victories as gifts and these civil rights fights as moments in time that inspire celebration and reflection.

Image shows a snow gloge with ACLU of Maryland staff shown in a grid in a Zoom meeting. The bottom says Happy Holidays on a navy blue background slightly angled. The background of the image is a dark fuschia with sparkles.
Dec 09, 2020

“Free the Vote” Documentary Blog Series Part 5: The Voices Leading the Fight

People Who Were Imprisoned Are Leading the Fight to Free the Vote

Free the Vote. Nicole Hanson Mundell, Monica Cooper, Earl Young, and Qiana Johnson are standing together behind posters from the Civil Rights Movement calling for voting rights now. The poster has a pink and brown theme.
Dec 09, 2020

“Free the Vote” Documentary Blog Series Part 4: Voting is a Human Right

The Vote Cannot Be Chained Down

Protest with a Black person in the center with their fist raised. The signs say "no more drug war" and "Black Lives Matter" and "resist".
Dec 09, 2020

“Free the Vote” Documentary Blog Series Part 3: Voting and Incarceration

Connecting Voting to Incarceration is Dangerous and Racist

Parchman Prison labor done by people who are incarcerated in 1911.
Dec 09, 2020

“Free the Vote” Documentary Blog Series Part 2: The Present

The Fight to Free the Vote is Still Not Over

Black marchers on the Edmund Pettus Bridge holding a banner that says "From the back of the bus ot the front of the prison, the struggle continues."
Dec 09, 2020

“Free the Vote” Documentary Blog Series Part 1: History up until the 1900s

300 Years Earlier: How Does the Legacy of Prisons and Policing Impact Black People’s Vote?

First Black Senators and Representatives in the United States
Sep 16, 2020

Everything You Need to Know About Voting in Maryland

We get an array of questions on social media every day and on our Election Protection Hotline. Where can I vote? When can I vote? Can I vote if I have been incarcerated?

There are two mail letters that say official election mail, with the names and addresses blurred out.
Sep 11, 2020

Let’s Talk About Your Most Frequently Asked Questions

There’s No Such Thing as a Dumb Question. (Although, some may be insensitive.)

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