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Essentially, they serve summonses to black residents, delivered IN PERSON by Sheriff's deputies to the black resident's homes, that say they have to show up in court to PROVE where they live????????????
How is that different than making them guess how many jelly beans are in the jar before they are allowed to vote???
http://www.theroot.com/articles/politics/2010/08/civil_rights_leaders_look_back_on_the_45th_anniversary_of_the_voting_rights_act/
“A few years ago, people could not vote simply because of the color of their skin,” recalls Georgia Congressman John Lewis, former chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). “You had to count the number of jelly beans in a jar or the number of bubbles in a bar of soap. Black teachers and college professors could not pass [those] literacy tests.”
“A few years ago, people could not vote simply because of the color of their skin,” recalls Georgia Congressman John Lewis, former chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). “You had to count the number of jelly beans in a jar or the number of bubbles in a bar of soap. Black teachers and college professors could not pass [those] literacy tests.”
