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

When I was in college, I was very involvedin voter registration

ABRAMS:
When I was in college, I was very involved
in voter registration

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ABRAMS: When I was in college,
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I was very involved in voter registration.
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Timestamp in Movie
00:18:20
Uploaded
May 27, 2025
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documentary
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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.
What I was concerned about as a young person was - All In: The Fight for Democracy 00:08
What I was concerned about as a young person was
I set up voter registration opportunities, - All In: The Fight for Democracy 00:07
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 00:07
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 00:05
At Spelman, I used to go to city council meetings.
I was starting to understand how government worked, - All In: The Fight for Democracy 00:07
I was starting to understand how government worked,
I burned the Georgia state flag - All In: The Fight for Democracy 00:06
I burned the Georgia state flag
We first tried to get a meeting with the governor - All In: The Fight for Democracy 00:09
We first tried to get a meeting with the governor
Now, I got a burn permit for it, - All In: The Fight for Democracy 00:05
Now, I got a burn permit for it,
I’m like, "I don’t have to break the law - All In: The Fight for Democracy 00:08
I’m like, "I don’t have to break the law
ABRAMS: I learned at Spelman College - All In: The Fight for Democracy 00:09
ABRAMS: I learned at Spelman College
Today, I come to you as a young person, - All In: The Fight for Democracy 00:09
Today, I come to you as a young person,
Use the young people of the United States of America - All In: The Fight for Democracy 00:07
Use the young people of the United States of America
WALDMAN: The first great protest march - All In: The Fight for Democracy 00:07
WALDMAN: The first great protest march
In 1913, the day before the presidential inauguration, - All In: The Fight for Democracy 00:09
In 1913, the day before the presidential inauguration,
It took hunger strikes, - All In: The Fight for Democracy 00:06
It took hunger strikes,
All these creative, nonviolent protests-- - All In: The Fight for Democracy 00:05
All these creative, nonviolent protests--
This was before Gandhi had done a lot of these things. - All In: The Fight for Democracy 00:04
This was before Gandhi had done a lot of these things.
But the women’s movement and the fight for women’s suffrage - All In: The Fight for Democracy 00:06
But the women’s movement and the fight for women’s suffrage...
ANDERSON: We get to the 19th Amendment - All In: The Fight for Democracy 00:08
ANDERSON: We get to the 19th Amendment
PEPPER: When you look back at how long - All In: The Fight for Democracy 00:06
PEPPER: When you look back at how long