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Save the Date! 10th Annual Founders Dinner May 12th, 2016

April 8, 2016 /

The Madison County
Democratic Committee

Cordially invites you to join us for our 10th annual

Founders Dinner

Opening remarks by Jane Dittmar
Democratic Candidate for U.S. Congress

Keynote address by

Dorothy L. Holcomb
Director, Moton Museum Council

Educated in spite of . . . A Promise Kept

Held at

Antioch Baptist Church

 Thursday, May 12, 2016

doors open 6:00 PM

donations encouraged!


Please join us for our 10th annual Founders Dinner, featuring a chef-prepared buffet with salads, sides, beverages and dessert.

Selma: The Bridge to the Ballot

September 3, 2015 /

Selma: The Bridge to the Ballot

Please join the Madison County Democratic Committee at our next regular meeting, Saturday, September 12, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. at the George James Community Center, located at 1215 George James Loop, Radiant, VA 22732.

We’ll have a brief business meeting, followed by a screening of the 40-minute documentary Selma: The Bridge to the Ballot. After the film, we’ll talk about what we can do to register local voters, help those who are eligible to have their voting rights restored, and get out the vote!

This event is free and open to the public.

See you on the 12th!

We’ve lost a champion

August 16, 2015 /

With Julian's passing, the country has lost one of its most passionate and eloquent voices for the cause of justice. He advocated not just for African Americans, but for every group, indeed every person subject to oppression and discrimination, because he recognized the common humanity in us all.

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of legendary civil rights activist Julian Bond.

From his days as the co-founder and communications director of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in the 1960s to his chairmanship of the NAACP in the 21st century, Julian was a visionary and tireless champion for civil and human rights.

With Julian’s passing, the country has lost one of its most passionate and eloquent voices for the cause of justice. He advocated not just for African Americans, but for every group, indeed every person subject to oppression and discrimination, because he recognized the common humanity in us all.

Julian is survived by his wife, Pamela Horowitz, a former SPLC staff attorney, and his five children.

Not only has the country lost a hero today, we’ve lost a great friend.

Morris Dees
Southern Poverty Law Center

Block The Vote: A Journalist Discusses Voting Rights And Restrictions

August 12, 2015 /

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Fifty years ago, the Voting Rights Act outlawed literacy tests and other measures that had prevented African-Americans from voting. After its passage, Congress amended the act four times to increase its scope.

But in 2013, a Supreme Court decision blocked the act’s enforcement provision, which opened the door for states to pass new voting restrictions. Journalist Ari Berman says that many of the new restrictions discriminate against poor people, young people and people of color.

Block The Vote: A Journalist Discusses Voting Rights And Restrictions

Fifty years ago, the Voting Rights Act outlawed literacy tests and other measures that had prevented African-Americans from voting. After its passage, Congress amended the act four times to increase its scope. But in 2013, a Supreme Court decision blocked the act’s enforcement provision, which opened the door for states to pass new voting restrictions.

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