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This right to vote is the basic right without which all others are meaningless.
It gives people, people as individuals, control over their own destinies.
When Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act in 1965,
he called it a triumph for freedom as hugest any victory won on any battlefield.
For decades, the Voting Rights Act was reshaped and expanded, mostly by Congress.
It became a kind of intricate machine that allowed the federal government to step in whenever minorities were not fairly represented in any state.
Since the law passed, the number of non-white representatives in the House has gone up over tenfold,
and the first black president was elected.
The act was effective, supported by both parties, and thriving.
Until it wasn't.
I'm Hannah Rosen.
This is Radio Atlantic.
On Wednesday,
the Supreme Court heard arguments in Louisiana v. Calais about the state's redistricting map.
A group of self-labeled,
non-African-Americans are challenging a new district in Louisiana,
claiming that it violates the Constitution.