Several states and districts are preparing to go to the polls in the United States, despite the widespread protests and curfews.
But civil rights advocates are warning that the presence of the National Guard and police forces in cities could have a chilling effect on voters, and especially people of colour
Marcia Johnson Blanco is the co-director of the Voting Rights Project at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
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