Sentences with phrase «kept black voters»

Sometimes an image tells the story, and in this case, the story is that Voter ID laws are concentrated in formerly Confederate states, places where poll taxes and similar laws once kept black voters out of the political process.

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According to this source, there's talk — and a plan floated by the NAACP — that NY - 15 would be carefully redrawn to maximize black voters, but also keep the Bronx's share less than Manhattan's, percentage-wise.