The march -- known as Bloody Sunday -- so shocked the nation that it helped mobilize Congress to pass the Voting Rights Act. The law-enforcement violence against protesters that day so shocked the nation that it led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act later that year. "Alabama is the birthplace of the civil rights movement, and it's the birthplace of the voting rights movement," she said. Post-Shelby, it's now up to the Justice Department, individuals and groups to pursue court challenges of voting laws they view as discriminatory. Voting rights groups have accused the state of improperly purging legitimate voters; state officials say they are engaged in routine list maintenance.

Source: CNN September 25, 2020 18:08 UTC