The article critiques President Trump's announcement of an electoral overhaul requiring proof of citizenship, coinciding with the International Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Slavery. Gene Tinnie emphasizes the importance of this day, highlighting its historical significance and connection to the suffering caused by slavery. He questions whether Trump was aware of the day’s meaning while accusing him of undermining voting rights, a freedom hard-won by former slaves. The piece suggests that this act is another move towards authoritarianism by the president.
"That is a long title for a single day, but a very few words for a chapter of history that lasted for more than four centuries and devastated countless millions of human lives that mattered - and still do," said Gene Tinnie, a former chair of the Virginia Key Park Trust.
"... fabulously materially wealthy, with fortunes that still continue to this day. March 25 is not a day to be allowed to slip by unacknowledged, especially in these times."
"But even if the president did know about the commemorative day, it didn't stop him from trying to turn back the clock on that day, on a freedom that many former slaves and their ancestors died for - freedom to vote."
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