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Enfranchisement

The Real McDonnell Agenda?

Mark Olmsted | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Virginia, Governor Bob Mcdonnell, Prisoners, Inmates, Voting Rights, Confederacy, Church, Ex-Cons, Prisons, Enfranchisement, Felons, Politics News
Mark Olmsted

In proposing the writing of an essay for inmates who wish to regain their voting rights, Governor Bob McDonnell of Virginia wasn't trying to deny all felons the right to vote -- just black ones.

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The Power of the Ballot: One-Person, One-Vote, en Masse

Arlene M. Roberts | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Disenfranchisement, Civil Rights Act, African American Voters, Voting Rights Act, Lyndon B. Johnson, Fifteenth Amendment, United States Constitution, Enfranchisement, Barack Obama, Poll Tax, Redemption, Gerrymander, Voting, Politics News
Arlene M. Roberts

The importance of the black vote in last Tuesday's election can only be fully appreciated when considered against the historical backdrop of black enfranchisement.

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