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racial discrimination in elections
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The Hidden Timeline: When Could Black People Vote?
The 15th Amendment’s ratification in 1870 was hailed as a triumph, but its language— "The right of citizens... to vote shall not be denied... on account of...
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The Hidden Timeline: When Were African Americans Allowed to Vote?
The struggle to answer when African Americans were finally permitted to vote reveals how deeply suffrage was entangled with power. White supremacist backlash...
