Tag: 15th Amendment

Georgia election fight shows that black voter suppression, a southern tradition, still flourishes

Nov 25, 2018

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by

fitzdon

Georgia’s 2018 midterms have become a battleground for voting rights and election integrity. After Secretary of State Brian Kemp was sued for suppressing minority votes ahead of the Nov. 6 election, a court ruled his office must validate the pending voter registrations of 3,000 naturalized citizens.