Today, over 4.5 million people can't vote in the United States because of a mistake they made in the past. Desmond Meade is one of them. He's a "returning citizen" who understands the devastating impacts of having your civil rights stripped away, and the redemptive power of second chances. So, he set out to do something about it, and brought about the greatest expansion of voting rights in America in half a century. It’s that work that just earned his organization a Nobel Peace Prize nomination.
You can learn more about Desmond’s work at the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition here.
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Let My People Vote: Ensuring Voting Rights to Returning Citizens | Into the Mix podcast - Listen or read transcript on Metacast
