Field of Vision - The Black Belt

After Alabama closes 31 DMV offices, many in the mostly African-American Black Belt, residents face new obstacles to the photo IDs they need to vote.

A sharp, quietly infuriating look at how an administrative decision can keep citizens from the ballot box.

In 2015, the state of Alabama closed 31 DMVs across the state. Many of these closures occurred in the Black Belt, a predominantly African-American region, directly impacting voter enfranchisement in a state that requires

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