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202444 minPG-13documentary

Battleground Georgia

202444 minPG-13documentary

In Georgia, the 2020 U.S. elections revealed the effects of racist voter suppression and grassroots organizing as the state approaches the 2024 election.

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In Georgia, the 2020 U.S. elections revealed the effects of racist voter suppression and grassroots organizing as the state approaches the 2024 election.

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Daresha Kyi

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Passionate voter engagement, followed by the fury of those who spread and believed "the big lie" were dominant narratives of the U.S. elections of 2020. Ahead of the 2024 election cycle, in this installment of the Turning Point series, Battleground Georgia becomes the lens through which to view the history of racist voter suppression, the power of grass roots organizing and the tension between old institutions and new ways of thinking about what a vibrant democracy could be.

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