Martin Luther King's day: le racisme est toujours présent.

Andrew Cohen présente ici l'évolution d'une législation importante qu'on attribue en bonne partie à l'action de Martin Luther King: le voting rights act. La loi de 1965 a été reconduite cinq fois par le Congrès, mais depuis l'an dernier elle est moins "musclée". Le droit de vote pour tous et toutes en 2014?

 "As soon as the Shelby decision was announced last summer, a new phase in the nation’s enduring battle over the franchise began, and the subsequent 205 days, until last Thursday, were marked by aggressive voter suppression efforts in dozens of states. Freed by Shelby County from the obligation of having to “pre-clear” voting changes with federal officials, lawmakers in no fewer than seven of the nine states once covered by Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act moved in 2013 to make it much harder for some citizens to vote."

  http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/01/martin-luther-king-jr-voting-rights-act-102371.html?ml=po_r#.Ut0yLRBxy1s