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 Wimmer’s Wilderness is an informed look at Politics, Community, Government, Environment and Education from a local perspective.

Our regions, states and countries are simply a collection of local communities working together. If we are able to make a positive change in our local communities then that will lead to better outcomes at the regional, state and national level.

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Episode #49 Voting

Sep 14, 2020

In episode #49, we discuss voting in depth. We cover five main points.

Point #1 - Founding Fathers' views and some local community views on who should vote.
Point #2 - How the first several national elections impacted voting,
Point #3 - Important dates in voting history with some help from historical voices of Sojourner Truth as read by Kerry Washington, Martin Luther King Jr, and LBJ.
Point #4 - Recent voting changes and issues. We use audio from a public Brookings Institute discussion regarding the 2013 Shelby County v. Holder.
Point # 5 - When does voting start and where to vote.

We end our episode with our quiz.