This group activity invites participants to listen to the voices of people who have been 'cut out of the picture' at different times in our nation’s history, and then to discuss the effects of the denial of voting rights.
The pictures for this activity are in separate pdf files (due to their large size.)
We suggest you choose 5 or 6 pictures appropriate to your audience.
Available pictures are:
Also download the text and notes for this activity.
This overview and the directions are also included in the text and notes file.
Total time for this activity is about 30 minutes
"In the history of the United states many different groups of people have been denied the right to vote. For these citizens, participation in the electoral process was achieved through years of struggle. Today we are going to take a brief walk through history to remember some of the people who--at one time or another--were kept from voting."
Note: If you have a large group, consider posting the appropriate text under each picture, and asking the group to walk around the room, looking at each picture (in no particular order) and reading the text.
After about 10 minutes, ask each group to share some of their thoughts with the large group.