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Lurie Breaks It Down

White Violence at the Polls: What’s the Plan to Keep Voters Safe in the Midterms?

Lurie Breaks It Down

Women's Empowerment Network

History, Culture, Politics, News, Society & Culture

5.0618 Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Lurie does a deep dive into the history of elections in Alabama and its correlation to today's political climate. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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0:00.0

Look, we break it down, down, down, down, down.

0:05.0

She break it down, down, down, down, down, down.

0:11.7

She got to message for the people, a brilliant mind and a clean soul.

0:17.3

She's standing up to the evil in making sure that we all grow strong enough

0:22.5

To break these change we're in

0:24.2

They keep us in this painful condition

0:26.9

She gave us truth and division

0:29.5

That's why we listen

0:31.3

She break it down, down, down, down, down

0:34.6

Down, down

0:35.6

She break it down, down, down, down. She break it down, down, down, down, down, down.

0:41.7

No, we break it down, down, down, down, down, down.

0:46.0

All right, good people.

0:47.1

Hello, today is Thursday, January the 29th.

0:49.7

Let's get into it.

0:50.6

And we're going to start talking about what's going to happen in the 2026 midterm election,

0:55.6

or I should say what might happen in the 2026 midterms by taking a look back at something that

1:00.8

happened in the 1874 election. And the reason I'm calling this white violence at the polls,

1:06.5

what's the plan to keep voters safe in the 26 midterms, is basically because, frankly, y'all, when you hear the story of what these folks have done in the past, it will make it crystal clear as to why we need to be concerned about what's going to happen in the future, especially when you look at the past in light of what's happening just this week. So first things first, let's take a look back at November the 3rd, 1874. And according to the Equal Justice Initiative, which is a phenomenal resource that all of you should be supporting, EJI.org, they have this daily calendar feature that lets you know what was happening on any random day in history. And I love that calendar. And on November the third, I got an entry for something that took place in 1874.

1:45.9

And here's the story as recorded by the Equal Justice Initiative. They say that on election day,

1:51.1

November 3rd, 1874, local White residents in Ufaula, Alabama. Now, there's a very good

1:58.0

chance that I'm mispronouncing that name. In fact, I'm 98% sure.

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