Reveal Voter Suppression Is Happening in the South. This Organizer Fights It.
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Oct 14, 2026 
LaTosha Brown, community organizer and co-founder of Black Voters Matter Fund, traces her path from Selma’s civil rights legacy to grassroots political strategy. She discusses Georgia’s voting barriers, from polling-place closures and purges to intimidation and misinformation. Brown also explores how redistricting weakens Black representation and the organizing, bus tours, and voter education campaigns building collective power across the rural South.
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Selma Childhood Shaped A Lifelong Organizer
- LaTosha Brown’s childhood combined curiosity about power with an instinct to defend vulnerable people.
- Growing up in Selma and meeting Reverend C.T. Vivian convinced her organizing was a calling she could claim.
Forgotten Ballots Taught Brown Voter Suppression
- Brown’s 1998 education campaign used children, bright colors, a jingle, and door-knocking from a Jetta to challenge a twelve-year incumbent.
- After she lost by 131 votes, officials revealed nearly 900 legally cast absentee ballots that could not be counted because certification had ended.
Suppression Works Through A Thousand Small Barriers
- Brown describes suppression as “death by a thousand cuts,” combining closed polling sites, roll purges, long lines, intimidation, and misinformation.
- Each barrier may look administrative or minor, but together they discourage participation, especially among communities with fewer resources.