Tavis Smiley Quotes
Your vote is your voice.
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African Americans
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Civil Rights, Civil Liberties
Democracy, Democracies
Elections
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Representation
Voting Rights
Ballot Box
Citizen Participation
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Civic Duty, Public Duty
Self Expression
Voter Turnout
Voters, Voting
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Electoral Process
Voice
Civic Engagement
Polling Place
Citations
Tavis Smiley, Radio & Television Producer and Host, Statement, The State of Black America, New Orleans, February 23, 2008
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Related Quotes
Also used in his Message to Congress, May 25, 1967
Tavis Smiley is an American talk show host and author. Smiley was born in Gulfport, Mississippi, and grew up in Bunker Hill, Indiana. After attending Indiana University, he worked during the late 1980s as an aide to Tom Bradley, the mayor of Los Angeles.