In the wake of the passage of the 15th Amendment and Reconstruction,
several southern states enacted laws that restricted Black Americans' access to voting.
Today’s Voter Suppression Tactics Have A 150 Year History
Rebels in the post-Civil War South perfected the art of excluding voters, but it was yankees in the North who developed the script.
Suppressing the Vote
Race, Voting, and a Gaping Loophole: A Critical Look at the 14th Amendment