The owners of a deli in Birmingham, Ala.,
organized a daylong voter registration drive in
the Pratt City neighborhood June 2. Five generations
of the Agee family, owners of the Thomas Deli,
flagged down drivers and pedestrians, encouraging
them to sign up. They provided forms to register
voters, helped them fill in their information and
promised to deliver the completed forms to the
county, which provided the family with 100
registration forms.
Claudia Agee and her
family registered voters Saturday in Birmingham,
Ala. Photo by Khara Persad/News21
Claudia Agee, 72, said she wants more for her
hometown and said the local youth have to exercise
their right to vote in order to make that happen.
“We’re trying to get the young people to vote to
get them out in larger numbers, and trying to let
them know the importance of voting,” she said. “They
complain about a lot of things but they don’t know
that if they don’t vote, staying at home is not going
to help. Go vote and help voice your opinion. When
you vote, then you have a voice.”
Debbie Agee helps Miara
Hunt, a student at Lawson State Community College
in Birmingham, fill out registration forms. Photo
by Khara Persad/News21
Miara Hunt, 19, is a student at Lawson State
Community College in Birmingham who stopped Saturday
to register with the help of Debbie Agee, 54.
“I really want to vote. I’ve been waiting on this
age limit so I can be able to vote for a long time.
And now I’m able to do it, and I’m glad. And I want a
good president,” Hunt said.
– By Jack Fitzpatrick and Khara Persad, News21