On this day 97 years ago, Dr. Lawrence Nixon walked into El Paso’s Fire Station No. 5 to vote, knowing he’d be turned away because of new voting laws passed in Texas.
But he had to try.
His courage & tenacity would ultimately win out.
Full story: texassignal.com/op-ed-the-path…
But he had to try.
His courage & tenacity would ultimately win out.
Full story: texassignal.com/op-ed-the-path…
Turned away from the polls on the basis of race, Dr. Nixon mounted a challenge to the all-white primary — taking his case to the Supreme Court not once but twice. While it took 20 years, his perseverance in the face of injustice would finally bring down this hallmark of Jim Crow.
It’s with this level of grit and determination that we must meet the threat to democracy we face today. While it may not come in the form of poll taxes and all-white primaries, it comes in the form of a Big Lie—trafficked by those who would dismantle democracy to maintain power.
For those of us here in Texas, meeting this threat means showing up at the state capitol in Austin this Saturday, July 31, to rally for voting rights and fight for our democracy.
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