'Souls to the Polls' Still Going Strong Despite Voter Suppression Attempts

According to the Associated Press, Black and Latino church leaders are fighting back against voter ID and other laws that disproportionately impact minority groups. African American churches have traditionally used 'souls to the polls' to rally voters by driving them to early voting sites. 

But since early voting has been abolished in some swing states, church leaders have planned caravans to the polls on Election Day instead. Not only are collection plates being passed but so are voter registration cards. 

The PICO National Network, which is a coalition between Black and Latino faith leaders, held "Let My People Vote Sunday" last month and 300 churches held voter registration drives during church services. It recruited church members to register others. 

Reverend F.E. Perry of Ohio sees the new voting rules as an assault on civil rights gained by minorities during the 1960s. “We’ve come too far to sit idly by and watch that happen. We want to get souls to the polls. Whatever it takes to get them there, that’s what we’re going to do.”

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