Take the Impossible “Literacy” Test Louisiana Gave Black Voters in the 1960s »

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This week’s Supreme Court decision in Shelby County v. Holder overturned Section 4(b) of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which mandated federal oversight of changes in voting procedure in jurisdictions that have a history of using a “test or device” to impede enfranchisement. Here is one example of such a... Source Main page (current trends)

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