At 11 and 12, these Alabama kids are getting nonvoters to the polls

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Operation Forward hosts a voter education rally at Beacon Park in Irondale, Alabama on Saturday, May 16. The voting rights group was founded by 11-year-old Major Harris (second child on left with his arms crossed) and his cousin 12-year-old Sydney Marable (second child to the right holding the red and blue sign). (Sharon McClure)

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