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New blog entry: Don't Block the Vote
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"Helms, Bari (LVA)" <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 2 Nov 2011 08:31:14 -0400
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As you head out to the polls next week, reflect on a time when your
right to vote could depend upon your race, gender, or economic status.
The Warren County register of "Refused Colored Applicants," 1902-1903,
illustrates the struggles that some Virginians experienced while
attempting to exercise their right to vote guaranteed them by the 15th
Amendment.

 
http://www.virginiamemory.com/blogs/out_of_the_box/2011/11/02/dont-block
-the-vote/
 
 

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