“The Democracy we love is on the line”: Georgia faith leaders unite in Atlanta

Rev. Shanan Jones and President of Concerned Black Clergy of Metropolitan Atlanta said Black people have had to die for democracy. He further calls democracy an experiment that can be taken away. We have to continue to fight to save democracy, he said. Photo by Isaiah Singleton/The Atlanta Voice 59 years and one day after the signing of the historic Voting Rights Act of 1965, Faith Works, Georgia’s unified body of faith leaders fighting to promote the vote and voice of all African American voters, joined together at the Rev. Martin Luther King Amphitheater (between the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church and the Ebenezer Baptist Church: New Horizon Sanctuary) on Wednesday, August 7. The purpose of this rally was to unite with elected leaders, press, voting advocates, and other faith leaders from across the state to outline the reality and consequences of Project 2025, provide broad statewide Get-Out-The-Vote plans, and respond to recent efforts by the Georgia Board of Elections regarding the certification of election results.& & Faith leaders throughout Georgia launched Faith Works in July 2022 in response to various voter suppression tactics throughout the state and to promote the vote and voice of all African American voters.& After a...