In May 1957, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a rousing oration to inspire passage of a national voting rights act. Sixty years later, voter suppression efforts continue to plague American elections, disproportionately robbing non-white citizens of justice under law. This info/text video evaluates the effects of felon disenfranchisement, particularly in Virginia, where last year Democratic Governor Terry McAuliffe attempted to enact a sweeping rights restoration order. His Republican colleagues had other ideas.
