Please mark your calendar for the next event “Representation in our Democracy” on March 19 at 5 p.m. as part of our “America at 250” series in the VCU College of Humanities and Sciences.

At its founding in the 18th century, the United States only allowed white male landowners to vote in its first elections. The 14th and 19th Amendments to the Constitution and the Voting Rights Act greatly expanded the electorate and representation in our democracy over the last two centuries. Join a panel of @vcuchs faculty as they discuss the state of voting rights, representation and threats of sliding backwards as the country prepares to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence this summer. The panel will discuss voting and democratic participation, barriers to democratic participation, representation of minorities, voting rights restoration, immigration, and LGBTQ+ rights.

Featured faculty members: Liz Canfield (Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies), Eli Coston (Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies), Dawn Johnson (Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies), Gabriela León-Pérez (Sociology), and Amanda Wintersieck (Political Science). 

Please see more details on the CHS website.