Freedom of speech and the rule of law are enshrined in the American Constitution but a specific “right to vote” was not directly mentioned by our forefathers.
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 African-Americans and Democracy, the Civil Rights Era, Minority Voting, and our unfortunate category: Racism.
VIDEO: Black Women’s Electoral Strength In An Era Of Fractured Politics
The Metropolitan Policy Program, in partnership with Higher Heights Leadership Fund, explored the tapped and untapped electoral strength of black women.
Where Are The Civil Rights Leaders?
I deeply respect and acknowledge what Black Lives Matter is doing. They are current to the cause. God bless them. They are the only voices out there that are really in the thick of it and trying to bring justice to the underserved.
The New York Times Stereotypes Southerners, Again
The South isn’t as backwards as one assumes. There are millennials with a passion for social justice, black women who are working corporate jobs, and white blue collars in rural Alabama working in factories.
Trump Pardons Late Black Boxing Champion Jack Johnson
First African-American heavyweight champion who was jailed a century ago after having a relationship with a white woman
Dozing in Delusion: Black America’s Faith in the American Dream
There is meaningful variation in public opinion regarding how certain groups of Americans view the American Dream. Among the root causes of this variation is race: black Americans specifically seem to embrace the American Dream, and have consistently done so for the past few decades.
VIDEO: Children who marched for equal rights inspire youth
Fifty-five years ago, African-American children walked out of their schools and began a peaceful march in Alabama
The Florida Felon Leading in Fight to Restore Voting Rights
State of Florida has become a battleground in a national debate over felony disenfranchisement laws
The long roots of voter suppression in the United States
Slaves had no civil rights, couldn’t vote, and would not in fact be represented by those elected on this basis
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey is playing a dangerous game
The juxtaposition of Kay Ivey promoting the validity of Confederate statues with the first monument dedicated to the era Alabama wants to forget, that of lynching mobs and racial terror is odd and uniquely Alabamian.