Martin Luther King Jr. who embodied the civil rights movement, was assassinated more than 50 years ago on April 4, 1968. Some key facts about him here.
African-American Voting Rights articles on Democracy Chronicles
This is our collection of African-American voting rights related articles. Few ongoing crisis in American elections have more importance to the integrity of the democracy than the imperative of ensuring voting rights for African-Americans. Also see Democracy Chronicles articles on the Civil Rights Era, Minority Voting, and our unfortunate category: Racism.
Activist From Lunch Counter Protest Photo, John Hunter Gray, Dies
A community organizer shown in an iconic photograph while challenging racial segregation in Mississippi in 1960s has died at his home in Pocatello, Idaho.
How Religion Wrecks Democracy and Our Justice System
Religion is the foundation of our legal, political and electoral system still. Would you choose to download software built with 2,000 year-old logic onto your computer or fly on a plane built according to first century aeronautics?
The NAACP is Targeting North Carolina’s Voter ID Again
A similar law was passed in 2013, but was dismissed by federal judges quoted saying the policy “targeted African-Americans with almost surgical precision.”
Fury Over Russian Efforts to Influence African American Vote Rises
A hostile foreign power used American social media platforms to deliberately target and suppress the vote of African Americans as part of a conspiracy.
Russia’s 2016 Election Meddling More Comprehensive Than Realized
Two new reports on Russia’s efforts to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential elections are shedding more light on the size and scope of the campaign.
Why Republican Difficulty With Black Voters Won’t End Soon
George W. Bush was president when I first started covering national politics. He had come into office with barely any support from black voters.
Trump Nominee’s Role In Minority Voter Suppression Questioned
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law responds to Thomas Farr’s central role in voter suppression schemes in North Carolina.
NAACP Wins in North Carolina Racial Gerrymandering Case
The North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP obtained yet another ruling that the North Carolina legislative map violates legal requirements.
How US Birthright Citizenship Emerged, Endured
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants to end a constitutional right that automatically grants citizenship to any baby born in the United States.