Dennis Dahmer, whose father Vernon Dahmer, Sr. was killed when the Ku Klux Klan firebombed the family home 1966, holds a photo of his brothers as they overlook the destroyed home after, after retiring home from military service, in Hattiesburg, Miss., Wednesday, June 3, 2026.AP Photo/Gerald Herbert
Some paid the ultimate price to enact voting rights. Their survivors see America turning backward
As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, the sacrifices of those who died for the Voting Rights Act are in question.