The Supreme Court’s endless war on southern democracy and voting rights

By: Brian Lyman

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: April 29, 2026

Words: 782

Last Updated: 3 months ago

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Think of the millions of Alabamians who lived, loved and died under an apartheid government, a regime that lasted nearly a century, presiding over lynchings and mass disenfranchisement.

And now think of the thousands of men and women who fought, who spent decades battling to bring democracy to Alabama.

It’s a long list. There’s Jackson Giles, a postal worker making $500 a year who in 1903 took Alabama’s disenfranchisement all the way to the …

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