Mississippi has a history of voter suppression. Many see signs of change as Black voters reengage
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Tiffany Wilburn, 41, a Jackson, Miss., based social activist, says she has been reinvigorated to go to the polls thanks to her close friends, her children and voting rights advocacy groups, during a roundtable discussion on elections, race and voter fatigue, Oct. 25, 2023, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)Tiffany Wilburn, 41, a Jackson, Miss., based social activist, says she has been reinvigorated to go to the polls thanks to her close friends, her children and voting rights advocacy groups, during a roundtable discussion on elections, race and voter fatigue, Oct. 25, 2023, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)Arekia Bennett-Scott, 30, executive director of Mississippi Votes, discusses elections, race and voter fatigue, with young student and community social activists, Oct. 25, 2023, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)Ronald Graham-Wilson, 21, expresses his uncertainty in who he plans to vote for in the upcoming statewide elections this year and federal elections in 2024, during a roundtable discussion with other youth community activists, on elections, race and voter fatigue, Oct. 25, 2023, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)Arekia Bennett-Scott, 30, executive director of Mississippi Votes, discusses elections, race and voter fatigue, with young student and community social activists, Oct. 25, 2023, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)Mississippi youth activists discuss elections, race and voter fatigue during a roundtable discussion on Oct. 25, 2023, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)Greta Kemp Martin, Democratic nominee for Mississippi State Attorney General, right, confers with Pastor James O. Bowman Sr., of New Beginning Church in Christ, prior to the start of a candidates forum, Oct. 26, 2023, in Vicksburg, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)Danyelle Holmes, 49, an organizer with the Mississippi Poor People's Campaign, right, speaks during at a roundtable discussion on elections, race and voter fatigue, Oct. 25, 2023, in Jackson, Miss. Tameka Jones of the Mississippi Rapid Response Coalition, 28, left, listens. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)An attendee to a candidates forum reviews the event program that list those people seeking a statewide office in the November 7 election, in addition to a reminder of the general election and the general runoff of Nov. 28, in Vicksburg, Miss., on Oct. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)U.S. Air Force veteran and retired postal worker, James Robinson, 90, left, speaks with other attendees at a candidates forum, Oct. 26, 2023, in Vicksburg, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)Monitors review a card with a submitted question from an attendee during a candidates forum, Oct. 26, 2023, in Vicksburg, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)Taylor Turnage, 27, youth program director with Mississippi Votes Action Fund, speaks about elections, race and voter fatigue during a roundtable discussion with other youth community activists, on Oct. 25, 2023, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)Attendees of a candidates forum for statewide offices, listen as they outline their platforms, Oct. 26, 2023, in Vicksburg, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)An attendee to a candidates forum reviews a list of those people seeking a statewide office in the November 7 election, on Oct. 26, 2023, in Vicksburg, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)Danyelle Holmes, 49, an organizer with the Mississippi Poor People's Campaign speaks during at a roundtable discussion on elections, race and voter fatigue, Oct. 25, 2023, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)Austin Crudup, 23, with Mississippi Votes, speaks about elections, race and voter fatigue during a roundtable discussion with other youth community activists, on Oct. 25, 2023, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)Larry Bradford, Democratic nominee for Mississippi State Auditor, right, speaks at a candidates forum, sponsored by the Vicksburg branch of the NAACP, and several local chapters of National Pan-Hellenic Council members, Oct. 26, 2023, in Vicksburg, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)Kennadie Boykin, 21, president of JSU Vote, a campus organization, speaks about elections, race and voter fatigue during a roundtable discussion with other youth community activists, on Oct. 25, 2023, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)Ty Pinkins, Democratic nominee for Mississippi Secretary of State, right, greets an attendee at a candidates forum, sponsored by the Vicksburg branch of the NAACP, and several local chapters of National Pan-Hellenic Council members, Oct. 26, 2023, in Vicksburg, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)Tariq Abdul-Tawwab, 46, a social activist with the Mississippi Poor People's Campaign and the People's Advocacy Institute, participates in a roundtable discussion on race, elections and voter fatigue, Oct. 25, 2023, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)Danyelle Holmes, 49, an organizer with the Mississippi Poor People's Campaign, right, listens as other Mississippi social activists discuss elections, race and voter fatigue, Oct. 25, 2023, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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Tiffany Wilburn, 41, a Jackson, Miss., based social activist, says she has been reinvigorated to go to the polls thanks to her close friends, her children and voting rights advocacy groups, during a roundtable discussion on elections, race and voter fatigue, Oct. 25, 2023, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)