On the ground with American Experience
In collaboration with PBS American Experience, GroundTruth is sharing stories about the expansion of voting rights in communities across the U.S. as the centennial of the 19th Amendment approaches. These On the Ground dispatches come from corps members with GroundTruth’s Report for America initiative, which places talented emerging journalists in local newsrooms to report on under-covered communities and issues.
Why vote-by-mail could depress Native American turnout on North Dakota reservations
‘Washed away by the majority’: Inside Texas attorneys’ long fight for Latino voting rights
‘Passing the baton’: Civil Rights era elders are helping protestors channel activism into voting for change
Helping people in jail exercise their right to vote in North Carolina
Getting out the Latino vote in rural California
Hispanic voters could play a key role in swing state North Carolina
The legacy of activism in the Motor City
The action, and promise, behind Native American representation in the US
Unlocking the vote of Connecticut’s formerly incarcerated
