My research identifies three cycles of voter suppression. Each cycle has lasted about 100 years. We are about 60 years into the current cycle, which began with the passage of the Voting Right Act. 

Currently, we are seeing a roll back of rights on every hand. It’s going to take the same types of efforts that were used to overcome prior cycles of voter suppression to end the current cycle. That includes the four pillars that I frequently discuss: educating, legislating, litigating, and participating. 

Those of us who operate in democracy will need to mobilize, organize, and realize our power as a collective people to ensure that we don’t lose ground and can keep moving forward. 

I encourage you to read my full article on this topic, “Ending the Cycles of Voter Suppression” published by the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review. It is available here: https://journals.law.harvard.edu/crcl/wp-content/uploads/sites/80/2025/03/10_HLC_60_1_Daniels.pdf. You can also check out my video below. 

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