A Vote Suppressed

“Passed by congress on February 26, 1869, and ratified on February 3, 1870, the 15th amendment granted African-American men the right to vote.”    

Jim Crow laws are identified as the eight ways used to keep blacks from voting.  The following were the tactics used in the “Jim Crow South”: Violence Literacy tests Property tests Grandfather clause All-white primary elections Purges Prohibiting the votes… Continue Reading →

In response to a display of demonstrations across the nation, the 1964 Civil Rights Act was passed. This act prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin and banned segregation in public places and in… Continue Reading →

Georgia’s voting policies are established and enforced on a state level, some in which were problematic in the 2018 Governor’s Race. Specifically, the race was problematic because: – There were approximately 53,000 pending voter registration applications – GA passed an… Continue Reading →

  American Civil Liberties Union.(2020) Block the Vote: Voter Suppression in 2020. web. https://www.aclu.org/news/civil-liberties/block-the-vote-voter-suppression-in-2020/ Booker, Russell. Voting Rights for Blacks and Poor Whites in the Jim Crow South. web. https://abhmuseum.org/voting-rights-for-blacks-and-poor-whites-in-the-jim-crow-south/ Center for Civic Education. (2018) What are the Civil Right Act of… Continue Reading →