On Election Day 2024, Constance Wynn sits in the front parlor of her home built by her great-great-grandfather. Her ancestors escaped slavery by fleeing to Pennsylvania, the first state to become a haven for enslaved people after the first gradual abolition law was passed. Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States.
This image captures an anxious moment on the day of the 2024 US presidential election. Constance Wynn has just downloaded Project 2025, a 900-page document released by the conservative Heritage Foundation calling for a sweeping agenda that would radically restructure the federal government and dismantle many civil rights protections. Philip Montgomery spent weeks before and after the election in Luzerne County, where voting patterns shifted from favoring Democrats to Republicans over the past 12 years. He visited homes, gathering spaces, rallies, businesses, and churches to reveal the complexities of the politically significant swing county where an increasing majority embraced Donald Trump.
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