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Meet the Woman Fighting for the Rights of Voters Who Can’t Read

Olivia Coley-Pearson offered help to voters who struggle to read. For taking on one of America’s oldest forms of voter suppression, she got threats, a trip to jail and a reminder of the nation’s long legacy of weaponizing literacy.

Journalism That Holds Power to Account

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