Dear John Lewis,
The time was 1964, John F. Kennedy had just been killed leaving many people in anguish. Luckily, Johnson decided to carry on his legacy by signing the Civil Rights Act into an official law. This ended discrimination in public places, segregation in public schools, but this did not ban on literacy tests. Black organizations were working hard and long for equality and they had finally made leeway with the voting law. White people were constantly bashing those who were black and those who wanted to help register to vote.
It angered me when I read about the heinous literary tests black people had to go through just to show their basic human rights. Tests were so rigorous not even the smartest of people could not pass. Reading and viewing the hate crimes made me feel disgusted and helpless. When I put myself into the shoes for you or any other black person in that time I could not even imagine the fear and bravery you went through. I am still a bit confused as to why the police were not following the federal laws that were put into place, but a big part of me definitely understood why.
In 2019, we are still being disenfranchised when voting. Just this year you waited in line to vote for the new governor of Georgia.Brian Kemps job was to count the votes and he did not resign like he was suppose to before the star of the election. Many of the machines were “shutdown” or there were just not enough, causing the disenfranchisement among voters. People were lined up around the the corner waiting to vote and you mad sure they were hydrated, feed, and entertained.
Abrams and Kemp election
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/10/11/17964104/georgia-voter-registration-suppression-purges-stacey-abrams-brian-kemp