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All In: The Fight for Democracy

The documentary takes a look at the history, and current activism against voter suppression; barriers to voting that most people don't even know is a threat to their basic rights as citizens of the United States.

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Lisa Cortes, Liz Garbus

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Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. 6 wins & 16 nominations total

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But we’ve also had times when
things have moved backwards, - All In: The Fight for Democracy

But we’ve also had times when things have moved backwards,

DIANE SAWYER: A monumental
decision by the Supreme Court, - All In: The Fight for Democracy

DIANE SAWYER: A monumental decision by the Supreme Court,

JAYLA ALLEN:
If everybody’s vote - All In: The Fight for Democracy

JAYLA ALLEN: If everybody’s vote

-CROWD: We’re here to stay!
-NEWSMAN: Now, some call it - All In: The Fight for Democracy

-CROWD: We’re here to stay! -NEWSMAN: Now, some call it

Others see it
as a political ploy - All In: The Fight for Democracy

Others see it as a political ploy

There’s nothing
unconstitutional - All In: The Fight for Democracy

There’s nothing unconstitutional

Districts have been scrambled - All In: The Fight for Democracy

Districts have been scrambled

INTERVIEWER:
Do you believe that - All In: The Fight for Democracy

INTERVIEWER: Do you believe that

Well, I’ve lived in America
all my life, - All In: The Fight for Democracy

Well, I’ve lived in America all my life,

They know nothing
about what’s happening - All In: The Fight for Democracy

They know nothing about what’s happening

But you add it all up,
and all of a sudden, - All In: The Fight for Democracy

But you add it all up, and all of a sudden,

NEWSWOMAN:
In Wisconsin, voters headed - All In: The Fight for Democracy

NEWSWOMAN: In Wisconsin, voters headed

Do they expect us to go
against public safety? - All In: The Fight for Democracy

Do they expect us to go against public safety?

The United States is
the only country - All In: The Fight for Democracy

The United States is the only country

It’s pernicious
because it convinces you - All In: The Fight for Democracy

It’s pernicious because it convinces you

And when entire communities
become convinced - All In: The Fight for Democracy

And when entire communities become convinced

ANDERSON: You cannot understand
where we are right now - All In: The Fight for Democracy

ANDERSON: You cannot understand where we are right now

Those forces that are
systematically determined - All In: The Fight for Democracy

Those forces that are systematically determined

When we started as a country,
it wasn’t really anything - All In: The Fight for Democracy

When we started as a country, it wasn’t really anything

Only white men
who owned property - All In: The Fight for Democracy

Only white men who owned property

That was a very small segment
of the country even then. - All In: The Fight for Democracy

That was a very small segment of the country even then.

The Constitution begins with
the words, "We the people." - All In: The Fight for Democracy

The Constitution begins with the words, "We the people....

It doesn’t include slaves.
It doesn’t include women. - All In: The Fight for Democracy

It doesn’t include slaves. It doesn’t include women.

So, the notion of "the people"
is very restricted. - All In: The Fight for Democracy

So, the notion of "the people" is very restricted.

ANDERSON:
You won’t find sitting anywhere - All In: The Fight for Democracy

ANDERSON: You won’t find sitting anywhere

White male property owners. - All In: The Fight for Democracy

White male property owners.

It tells you we had
a lot of work to do. - All In: The Fight for Democracy

It tells you we had a lot of work to do.

My mom was the head librarian
at William Carey College. - All In: The Fight for Democracy

My mom was the head librarian at William Carey College.

My mom’s the only one
of her siblings - All In: The Fight for Democracy

My mom’s the only one of her siblings

I am the second
of six children. - All In: The Fight for Democracy

I am the second of six children.

And in the meantime,
you had to do something - All In: The Fight for Democracy

And in the meantime, you had to do something

ABRAMS:
We would volunteer - All In: The Fight for Democracy

ABRAMS: We would volunteer

If there was someone in need,
my parents found a way - All In: The Fight for Democracy

If there was someone in need, my parents found a way

Which was odd to us because, - All In: The Fight for Democracy

Which was odd to us because,

They would say, "Having nothing - All In: The Fight for Democracy

They would say, "Having nothing

ABRAMS: And we’d sort of
trail out of the voting booth - All In: The Fight for Democracy

ABRAMS: And we’d sort of trail out of the voting booth

But they wanted us to see them
in the act of casting a vote. - All In: The Fight for Democracy

But they wanted us to see them in the act of casting a vote.

I was 15, so I was unhappy
with the world around me, - All In: The Fight for Democracy

I was 15, so I was unhappy with the world around me,

I attended
Avondale High School, - All In: The Fight for Democracy

I attended Avondale High School,

When you’re valedictorian
in Georgia, - All In: The Fight for Democracy

When you’re valedictorian in Georgia,

We got dressed,
put on our best clothes - All In: The Fight for Democracy

We got dressed, put on our best clothes

We get to the guard gate,
and the guard looks at me, - All In: The Fight for Democracy

We get to the guard gate, and the guard looks at me,

She’s one of
the valedictorians." - All In: The Fight for Democracy

She’s one of the valedictorians."

He instead...
I remember very clearly - All In: The Fight for Democracy

He instead... I remember very clearly

The story he told himself
was that - All In: The Fight for Democracy

The story he told himself was that

-♪ Let ’em know ♪
-♪ Uh, yeah, we winnin’ now ♪ - All In: The Fight for Democracy

-♪ Let ’em know ♪ -♪ Uh, yeah, we winnin’ now ♪

It was explained to him
in a certain way that, - All In: The Fight for Democracy

It was explained to him in a certain way that,

♪ Yeah, we’re here now,
uh, uh ♪ - All In: The Fight for Democracy

♪ Yeah, we’re here now, uh, uh ♪

All I remember is this man
standing in front - All In: The Fight for Democracy

All I remember is this man standing in front

And that was my first encounter
with the governor of Georgia. - All In: The Fight for Democracy

And that was my first encounter with the governor of Georgia...

♪ Stand up, stand up,
stand up ♪ - All In: The Fight for Democracy

♪ Stand up, stand up, stand up ♪

When I started running, - All In: The Fight for Democracy

When I started running,

James Baldwin said that
"people are trapped in history - All In: The Fight for Democracy

James Baldwin said that "people are trapped in history

ERIC FONER:
After the Civil War, - All In: The Fight for Democracy

ERIC FONER: After the Civil War,

Reconstruction is
the nation’s effort - All In: The Fight for Democracy

Reconstruction is the nation’s effort

ANDERSON: They were trying
to figure out, - All In: The Fight for Democracy

ANDERSON: They were trying to figure out,

How do we stitch it
back together?" - All In: The Fight for Democracy

How do we stitch it back together?"

FONER: The three amendments--
the 13th, 14th and 15th-- - All In: The Fight for Democracy

FONER: The three amendments-- the 13th, 14th and 15th--

They made the Constitution,
for the first time, - All In: The Fight for Democracy

They made the Constitution, for the first time,

They actually transformed
the Constitution - All In: The Fight for Democracy

They actually transformed the Constitution

They took slavery out
of the Constitution, - All In: The Fight for Democracy

They took slavery out of the Constitution,

They created
for the first time - All In: The Fight for Democracy

They created for the first time

And they mandated
that African American men - All In: The Fight for Democracy

And they mandated that African American men

DAVID PEPPER:
That amendment in 1870 said - All In: The Fight for Democracy

DAVID PEPPER: That amendment in 1870 said

During the debates
on the 15th Amendment, - All In: The Fight for Democracy

During the debates on the 15th Amendment,

California and Oregon did not
ratify the 15th Amendment, - All In: The Fight for Democracy

California and Oregon did not ratify the 15th Amendment,

But by 1870, when the
15th Amendment was ratified, - All In: The Fight for Democracy

But by 1870, when the 15th Amendment was ratified,

You had this moment where - All In: The Fight for Democracy

You had this moment where

That was evidenced by Black men
going to the U.S. Senate. - All In: The Fight for Democracy

That was evidenced by Black men going to the U.S. Senate.

ANDERSON: You start having
Black elected officials - All In: The Fight for Democracy

ANDERSON: You start having Black elected officials

That was the power
of Reconstruction, - All In: The Fight for Democracy

That was the power of Reconstruction,

(quiet chatter) - All In: The Fight for Democracy

(quiet chatter)

Hi. Welcome, all of you,
my brothers and sisters, - All In: The Fight for Democracy

Hi. Welcome, all of you, my brothers and sisters,

ABRAMS: When I spoke at the
March on Washington, I was 19. - All In: The Fight for Democracy

ABRAMS: When I spoke at the March on Washington, I was 19.

I was terrified,
and I do not recall to this day - All In: The Fight for Democracy

I was terrified, and I do not recall to this day

I’m delighted now to introduce - All In: The Fight for Democracy

I’m delighted now to introduce

She has helped mobilize
students to be here today, - All In: The Fight for Democracy

She has helped mobilize students to be here today,

-Stacey.
-(applause) - All In: The Fight for Democracy

-Stacey. -(applause)

This is a theme that
we’ve been hearing today - All In: The Fight for Democracy

This is a theme that we’ve been hearing today

ABRAMS:
When you walk onto the stage - All In: The Fight for Democracy

ABRAMS: When you walk onto the stage

Today we come before you,
walking on the road to jobs, - All In: The Fight for Democracy

Today we come before you, walking on the road to jobs,

ABRAMS:
When I was in college, - All In: The Fight for Democracy

ABRAMS: When I was in college,

What I was concerned about
as a young person was - All In: The Fight for Democracy

What I was concerned about as a young person was

I set up voter registration
opportunities, - All In: The Fight for Democracy

I set up voter registration opportunities,

But I knew how important it was
to have this right to vote, - All In: The Fight for Democracy

But I knew how important it was to have this right to vote,

At Spelman, I used to go
to city council meetings. - All In: The Fight for Democracy

At Spelman, I used to go to city council meetings.

I was starting to understand
how government worked, - All In: The Fight for Democracy

I was starting to understand how government worked,

I burned the Georgia state flag - All In: The Fight for Democracy

I burned the Georgia state flag

We first tried to get
a meeting with the governor - All In: The Fight for Democracy

We first tried to get a meeting with the governor

Now, I got a burn permit
for it, - All In: The Fight for Democracy

Now, I got a burn permit for it,

All In: The Fight for Democracy poster

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The documentary takes a look at the history, and current activism against voter suppression; barriers to voting that most people don't even know is a threat to their basic rights as citizens of the United States.

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Director: Lisa Cortes, Liz Garbus

Writer: Jack Youngelson

Production: N/A

Genre: documentary

Year: 2020

MetaScore: 79/100

ImdbRating: 6.9

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 18 Sep 2020

Awards: Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. 6 wins & 16 nominations total

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