In this episode, we're not talking about maps. We're talking about power: who has it, who's being engineered out of it, and what veterans are doing about it.

From Bloody Sunday and the Voting Rights Act to the Supreme Court's gutting of Section 2 in Louisiana v. Calais, the playbook for silencing Black and Brown voters has never gone away. It just got redrawn. We break down the full history with our guest Jamil Davis of Black Voters Matter — from Jim Crow literacy tests to the Powell Memorandum to today's mid-decade redistricting fights unfolding right now across the Southeast.

This is Jim Crow 2.0. And it's our duty as veterans to stand against it.

In This Episode

• The history of the Voting Rights Act from Selma to Shelby v. Holder to Louisiana v. Calais
• How Section 2 being gutted could hand one party up to 27 additional safe House seats
• The cotton belt: why these specific districts are being targeted
• The math on a constitutional convention and what a third presidential term would require
• The All Roads Lead to the South action in Montgomery, Alabama — May 16th

Guests & Panelists

• Jamil Davis — North Florida Regional Organizer, Black Voters Matter
• Sam Gibbons — Marine Veteran, 50501 SE State Liaison, SC-02 Republican Primary Candidate
• Hannah L. — Common Defense Organizer, NC; 50501 Veterans Civilian Board Member
• Rory — 50501 Veterans Communications Director
• Tom Sidle — Army Veteran, Fight Against Fascism
• Carl Able — CEO, Crayon Box Politics; 50501 Veterans Media Director

Take Action

• Going to Montgomery on May 16? Let us know — there is a specific ask being made of veterans on the ground.
• Can't make it? Organize a satellite protest in your area.
• Boost every protest flyer you see. All roads lead to the South.

Resources

• Black Voters Matter: blackvotersmatterfund.org
• Common Defense: commondefense.us
• 50501 Veterans: 50501vets.com