ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - On August 21, 1907, the state of Georgia imposed the “Grandfather Clause.” This legislation added a literacy test as a requirement for voting, which was a major blow to the rights ...
The state’s top senator said Tuesday that a literacy test for voters “ought to be out of our constitution” and he’s ready to remove it. It’s not the first time that state lawmakers have wanted to ...
North Carolina's constitution still includes outdated language from a literacy test used to disenfranchise Black voters. Rep. Terry Brown, D-Mecklenburg, is leading a bipartisan group of lawmakers ...
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