
Rep. Scott Peters @RepScottPeters
#OTD 55 years ago, the #VotingRightsAct outlawed discriminatory voting practices many southern states adopted after the Civil War. My late friend and colleague, Rep. John Lewis, stood alongside other civil rights trailblazers who risked their lives to get this law passed. https://t.co/8yy6M4En5N — PolitiTweet.org