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Black church tradition survives Georgia’s voting changes

A bus waits to take voters to the polls as part of a Black church tradition known as "Souls to the Polls," in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) Activists rally for voting rights at the end of a Black church tradition known as "Souls to the Polls" event in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) Helen Butler, executive director of The Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda, speaks to organizers at a Black church tradition event known as "Souls to the Polls," in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) A bus waits to take voters to the polls as part of a Black church tradition known as "Souls to the Polls," in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) Activists rally for voting rights at the end of a Black church tradition known as "Souls to the Polls" event in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) Helen Butler, executive director of The Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda, speaks to organizers at a Black church tradition event known as "Souls to the Polls," in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) A bus waits to take voters to the polls as part of a Black church tradition known as "Souls to the Polls," in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) A bus waits to take voters to the polls as part of a Black church tradition known as "Souls to the Polls," in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) Activists rally for voting rights at the end of a Black church tradition known as "Souls to the Polls" event in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) Activists rally for voting rights at the end of a Black church tradition known as "Souls to the Polls" event in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) Helen Butler, executive director of The Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda, speaks to organizers at a Black church tradition event known as "Souls to the Polls," in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) Helen Butler, executive director of The Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda, speaks to organizers at a Black church tradition event known as "Souls to the Polls," in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) A bus waits to take voters to the polls as part of a Black church tradition known as "Souls to the Polls," in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) Activists rally for voting rights at the end of a Black church tradition known as "Souls to the Polls" event in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) Helen Butler, executive director of The Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda, speaks to organizers at a Black church tradition event known as "Souls to the Polls," in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) A bus waits to take voters to the polls as part of a Black church tradition known as "Souls to the Polls," in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) Activists rally for voting rights at the end of a Black church tradition known as "Souls to the Polls" event in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) Helen Butler, executive director of The Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda, speaks to organizers at a Black church tradition event known as "Souls to the Polls," in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) A bus waits to take voters to the polls as part of a Black church tradition known as "Souls to the Polls," in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) Activists rally for voting rights at the end of a Black church tradition known as "Souls to the Polls" event in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) Helen Butler, executive director of The Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda, speaks to organizers at a Black church tradition event known as "Souls to the Polls," in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) A bus waits to take voters to the polls as part of a Black church tradition known as "Souls to the Polls," in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) Activists rally for voting rights at the end of a Black church tradition known as "Souls to the Polls" event in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) Helen Butler, executive director of The Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda, speaks to organizers at a Black church tradition event known as "Souls to the Polls," in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) A bus waits to take voters to the polls as part of a Black church tradition known as "Souls to the Polls," in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) Activists rally for voting rights at the end of a Black church tradition known as "Souls to the Polls" event in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) Helen Butler, executive director of The Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda, speaks to organizers at a Black church tradition event known as "Souls to the Polls," in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) A bus waits to take voters to the polls as part of a Black church tradition known as "Souls to the Polls," in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) Activists rally for voting rights at the end of a Black church tradition known as "Souls to the Polls" event in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) A bus waits to take voters to the polls as part of a Black church tradition known as "Souls to the Polls," in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) Activists rally for voting rights at the end of a Black church tradition known as "Souls to the Polls" event in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) Helen Butler, executive director of The Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda, speaks to organizers at a Black church tradition event known as "Souls to the Polls," in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) A bus waits to take voters to the polls as part of a Black church tradition known as "Souls to the Polls," in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) Activists rally for voting rights at the end of a Black church tradition known as "Souls to the Polls" event in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) Helen Butler, executive director of The Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda, speaks to organizers at a Black church tradition event known as "Souls to the Polls," in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) A bus waits to take voters to the polls as part of a Black church tradition known as "Souls to the Polls," in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) Activists rally for voting rights at the end of a Black church tradition known as "Souls to the Polls" event in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) Helen Butler, executive director of The Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda, speaks to organizers at a Black church tradition event known as "Souls to the Polls," in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) A bus waits to take voters to the polls as part of a Black church tradition known as "Souls to the Polls," in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) Activists rally for voting rights at the end of a Black church tradition known as "Souls to the Polls" event in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) Helen Butler, executive director of The Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda, speaks to organizers at a Black church tradition event known as "Souls to the Polls," in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) A bus waits to take voters to the polls as part of a Black church tradition known as "Souls to the Polls," in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) Activists rally for voting rights at the end of a Black church tradition known as "Souls to the Polls" event in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) Helen Butler, executive director of The Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda, speaks to organizers at a Black church tradition event known as "Souls to the Polls," in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) A bus waits to take voters to the polls as part of a Black church tradition known as "Souls to the Polls," in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) Activists rally for voting rights at the end of a Black church tradition known as "Souls to the Polls" event in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) Helen Butler, executive director of The Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda, speaks to organizers at a Black church tradition event known as "Souls to the Polls," in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) A bus waits to take voters to the polls as part of a Black church tradition known as "Souls to the Polls," in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) Activists rally for voting rights at the end of a Black church tradition known as "Souls to the Polls" event in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) Helen Butler, executive director of The Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda, speaks to organizers at a Black church tradition event known as "Souls to the Polls," in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) A bus waits to take voters to the polls as part of a Black church tradition known as "Souls to the Polls," in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) Activists rally for voting rights at the end of a Black church tradition known as "Souls to the Polls" event in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) Helen Butler, executive director of The Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda, speaks to organizers at a Black church tradition event known as "Souls to the Polls," in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) A bus waits to take voters to the polls as part of a Black church tradition known as "Souls to the Polls," in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) Activists rally for voting rights at the end of a Black church tradition known as "Souls to the Polls" event in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) Helen Butler, executive director of The Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda, speaks to organizers at a Black church tradition event known as "Souls to the Polls," in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) A bus waits to take voters to the polls as part of a Black church tradition known as "Souls to the Polls," in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) Activists rally for voting rights at the end of a Black church tradition known as "Souls to the Polls" event in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) Helen Butler, executive director of The Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda, speaks to organizers at a Black church tradition event known as "Souls to the Polls," in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) A bus waits to take voters to the polls as part of a Black church tradition known as "Souls to the Polls," in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) Activists rally for voting rights at the end of a Black church tradition known as "Souls to the Polls" event in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) Helen Butler, executive director of The Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda, speaks to organizers at a Black church tradition event known as "Souls to the Polls," in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) A bus waits to take voters to the polls as part of a Black church tradition known as "Souls to the Polls," in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) Activists rally for voting rights at the end of a Black church tradition known as "Souls to the Polls" event in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) Helen Butler, executive director of The Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda, speaks to organizers at a Black church tradition event known as "Souls to the Polls," in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) A bus waits to take voters to the polls as part of a Black church tradition known as "Souls to the Polls," in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) Activists rally for voting rights at the end of a Black church tradition known as "Souls to the Polls" event in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) Helen Butler, executive director of The Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda, speaks to organizers at a Black church tradition event known as "Souls to the Polls," in Decatur, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) FILE - Souls to the Polls sign before the caravan at The Purple Church as part of one of many events prior to the elections on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, in Miami, Fla. Black church leaders in Georgia are organizing rallies to try to get their congregants to vote as part of a longstanding tradition known as “souls to the polls.” The effort is taking on even greater meaning this year after state lawmakers nearly did away with Sunday voting. (David Santiago/Miami Herald via AP) FILE - Pastor Carl Johnson from the 93rd Street Community Baptist Church prays with a large group of people before the march during the Souls to the Polls on the last day of early voting as part of one of many events prior to the general elections outside the African Heritage Cultural Arts Center on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020, in Miami. Black church leaders in Georgia are organizing rallies to try to get their congregants to vote as part of a longstanding tradition known as “souls to the polls.” The effort is taking on even greater meaning this year after state lawmakers nearly did away with Sunday voting.(David Santiago/Miami Herald via AP)