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DAVID PEPPER:
That amendment in 1870 said the right to vote "shall not
be denied or abridged" on the basis "of race, color or previous condition
of servitude." ANDERSON: The state shall not
abridge the right to vote "on account of race, color or previous condition
of servitude." FONER: The idea of
a national standard for voting was very controversial
That amendment in 1870 said the right to vote "shall not
be denied or abridged" on the basis "of race, color or previous condition
of servitude." ANDERSON: The state shall not
abridge the right to vote "on account of race, color or previous condition
of servitude." FONER: The idea of
a national standard for voting was very controversial
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DAVID PEPPER:
That amendment in 1870 said
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the right to vote "shall not
be denied or abridged"
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on the basis "of race, color
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or previous condition
of servitude."
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ANDERSON: The state shall not
abridge the right to vote
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"on account of race, color
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or previous condition
of servitude."
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FONER: The idea of
a national standard for voting
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was very controversial.
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Movie Summary
The documentary takes a look at the history, and current activism against voter suppression; barriers to voting that most people don't even know is a threat to their basic rights as citizens of the United States.
