Since 2020, TABL has actively combatted decreased access to the ballot box in the state of Tennessee by researching, authoring and advocating for legislation to expand voting rights in the state.
TABL’s campaign to expand voting rights in the state builds on the legacy sowed by previous generations. Gallman, Marshall Hayes and their colleagues follow in the footsteps of generations of civil rights activists who used their voices to protest against societal inequities and systemic ills. In 1960 Gallman’s grandparents marched out of Howard High School in downtown Chattanooga for a peaceful sit-in to demand the right to vote.
To start, they will be partnering with Tennessee high schools to educate and register new voters. “Our goal is to start this movement through schools as soon as possible to drastically increase the participation of younger voters,” Marshall Hayes explained. Tennessee Alliance for Black Lawyers