Why I Vote - Jessye Kass '13
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As opening graphic appears on screen:
On the left-hand side of the graphic a portrait of Jessye Kass is seen with a close-up image of red, white and blue "VOTE" button is in the background. One the right-hand side of the image in large white with a blue stoke lettering reads "WHY I VOTE" laid over a slate colored background.
The graphic then cuts to video of Jessye Kass seated. A lower third graphic with their name and title transition on briefly -
"Jessye Kass '13, Director of the Cambridge Women's Center";
They address the camera:
"Hi, my name is Jessye Kass, Brandeis Class of 2013, a double major in anthropology and African and African American studies.
I vote because my great great grandmother, Dora Kelly Lewis , fought for the right for women to vote.
She was knocked unconscious in the Night of Terror in 1917.
She was one of the first members of the National Women's Party.
She worked closely with Alice Paul, was the treasurer, and after women were granted the right, to vote she traveled around the South registering women.
As we know in 1920, back then there were women's voices who were excluded - women of color, women who couldn't have access - and the reason why I vote is because there are still people all over the United States whose voices are still not heard and so I vote for them.
I vote to use my privilege and use the right that my great-great-grandmother fought for to vote and I hope that you will join me in voting."
The video then transitions out to show a white background where blue text reading "Brandeis University" fades into the screen. A few frames later the text "go.brandeis.edu/votedeis" also fades into the screen after a few seconds the screen fades to black.