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A near impossible literacy test Louisiana used to suppress the black vote

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243 points rcarmo | 1 comments | 21 Oct 24 21:29 UTC | HN request time: 0.204s | source
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purpleblue ◴[21 Oct 24 23:27 UTC] No.41909618[source]▶
The sheer unadulterated racism from the past is horrifying and sickening. Sure, we still have work to do, but I'm glad we've come so far in the last few decades.
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Spooky23 ◴[22 Oct 24 04:02 UTC] No.41911077[source]▶
It’s still here. We dress it up as voter ID or something similar.
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refurb ◴[22 Oct 24 08:56 UTC] No.41912445[source]▶
The biggest thing we need to work is the subtle racism of low expectations.
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1. consteval ◴[22 Oct 24 13:36 UTC] No.41914120[source]▶
The implication that acknowledging statistical reality that certain income groups and racial groups have less ID is in it of itself racist is, well, racist. Because then you can use this adject dismissal of reality to apply racist laws and claim they're not racist.

In the naivest, most shallow analysis Voter ID is not racist because black Americans are just as capable of receiving ID. The logic is fine, but purposefully ignorant.

The barrier to ID IS NOT just "do you have the physical/mental ability to get ID". The barriers are economic and geographic. When you don't put DMVs in black areas that becomes a barrier. When IDs cost money that becomes a barrier. When a motor vehicle is required that becomes a barrier.