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“As in most oppressive societies, those in power knew that an educated population would only upset the political and economic order.”
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“They target the socioeconomic characteristics of a people (poverty, lack of mobility, illiteracy, etc.) and then soak the new laws in “racially neutral justifications—such as administrative efficiency” or “fiscal responsibility”—to cover the discriminatory intent.”
― One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy
― One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy
“In short, Virginia ensured that there would be schooling for whites but not blacks; and after that, the state changed its laws so that those who were illiterate would not be able to vote.”
― One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy
― One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy
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