Background

"Voting is the foundation stone for political action...The basic elements so vital to Negro advancement can only be achieved by seeking redress from government at local, state and Federal levels. To do this the vote is essential."
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., March 8, 1965
In 1865, Abraham Lincoln emancipated African-Americans in our nation. However, for the next hundred years they were continuously oppressed under white supremacy in the South.
Post Civil War
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Post World War II
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Civil Rights Movement
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Voting Impediments

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