On Sunday, 40 years after the historic Selma-to-Montgomery march, ...thousands of people [gathered] in a re-enactment of the march that brought national attention to brutal repression in the South and helped lead to passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
...Throughout the yearlong observance of the Voting Rights Act anniversary, leaders will talk about the need for prison reform, the restoration of ex-felons' voting rights, apathy among the young about voting, and the splintering of the black voting bloc. On Sunday they urged President Bush to reauthorize the enforcement provision of the Voting Rights Act this year in recognition of the anniversary rather than waiting until 2007 when it expires.
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