African-American voters often must battle discrimination based on race when they vote or register

African American Voters: Race or Class? Interview with Dr. Zulema Blair | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

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Few people would have predicted the turnout in the 2012 Presidential election would represent the first time in U.S. history, when more African American voters walked through the doors of their local polling stations, having cast their ballots, than white voters. But it did happen.

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