Voter Suppression Intensifies
Except for the period of Reconstruction, Black voter suppression has been a constant in elections in the United States. Back around 1900, black voter suppression took the form of terrorism (e.g., Ku Klux Klan), poll taxes, the grandfather clause, bogus literacy tests, and felony disenfranchisement. Felony disenfranchisement is the state taking away the right of … [Read more…]