Dying to Vote by Hugh Taft-Morales
- Angela Coppola
- Oct 20, 2024
- 1 min read
Speaker: Hugh Taft-Morales
Voting is the most fundamental power in any real democracy. Yet Americans have been killed for using the vote to challenge systemic racism. Octavius Catto in 1871. Herbert Lee in 1961. Vernon Dahmer in 1966. To honor those slain activists, we must overcome voter suppression and apathy, demand greater ballot access, and encourage broader participation. Doing so may determine the outcome of this year’s presidential election. Hugh Taft-Morales is Leader of the Philadelphia Ethical Society, a humanist community dedicated to honoring the worth and dignity of every human being, cultivating character, nurturing ethical relationships and caring networks, building community capacity, and social justice.
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