In order to vote in Louisiana in 1964 you had to score a 1000
on their timed literacy test. Recently the same test was given to
Harvard students and it was made clear how ridiculously hard
and impossible it was. It was basically an
unspoken taunt at those who wanted nothing more than
to have a say in their county. Their right t vote was
being taken away by those who wanted t control the government.
I think the test is so insane. Today many
more subtle challenges are in place to try to control voters and
weigh outcomes of elections. The state is basically laughing in
the face of those who want to vote and dangling it in front of their face.
Everyone knew what was going on but it was just unspoken.
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