[[nid:168861 field_align=full-width]]With the election drawing close, controversial voter ID laws are the latest chapter in a long struggle over who gets to participate in U.S. democracy. A new radio documentary tracks this question from freed slaves to women’s suffrage to the civil rights movement through today. The documentary, “The Right To Vote,” was produced by Humankind, which is distributed by NPR.
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