Democracy Exchange: With The DePo Episode 19: Voting Rights Act of 1965 & It's Modern Implications (Part 2)

Author(s)

• Bowling Green State University. Democracy and Public Policy Network

Document Type

Multimedia File

Streaming Media

Abstract

In this episode, host Anna McCray sits down again to speak with Dr. Thomas Edge, associate professor in Bowling Green State University's Department of Ethnic Studies. Dr. Edge, a New Jersey native, has taught at Bowling Green State University since 2011. He previously held positions at Northwestern University, Trinity College, and Elms College, and earned his Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2008, where he wrote a biography of Mordecai Wyatt Johnson, Howard University’s first Black president. In today’s episode, they discuss the history and implications of the Voting Rights Act.

Repository Citation

Bowling Green State University. Democracy and Public Policy Network, "Democracy Exchange: With The DePo Episode 19: Voting Rights Act of 1965 & It's Modern Implications (Part 2)" (2026). Democracy and Public Policy Network Podcasts. 20.
https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/depo_podcasts/20

Publication Date

4-8-2026