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# Stacey Abrams
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/live-from-the-lbj-library-with-mark-updegrove/episode/stacey-abrams-jff78g/
- Published: 2026-06-30T17:15:58.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-01T22:13:49.000Z
- Description: Stacey Abrams speaks about voting rights, the rise of authoritarianism, and protecting democracy.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Live from the LBJ Library with Mark Updegrove, Season 3, Episode 301, #ZZZ_Episode_5fe8a1e5-9211-4cbe-86f7-01362cffbf9b, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_96f35176-4e88-4f53-af06-30b2d4dbe054, #v1.16

Stacey Abrams became the first African American to serve as Georgia House Minority Leader, ran a historic campaign in the Georgia gubernatorial race, and continues to be a guardian of voting rights. She discusses the decades-long effort to dismantle the Voting Rights Act, the dangers of creeping authoritarianism, and what we can do to protect our fragile democracy.