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Douglass rightly points out that the US was not living up to the promises as outlined in its founding. Unfortunately it took over another century for that to be
by brodouevencode 5y ago
Douglass rightly points out that the US was not living up to the promises as outlined in its founding. Unfortunately it took over another century for that to be resolved.
- jfengel 5y agoNot even close to resolved. That's one of the scary pernicious parts right now: "Martin Luther King saved us from our own racism and got the Civil Rights Act passed, so we never have to worry about it again". Just today, the Supreme Court struck down yet more of the Voting Rights Act, making it that much harder for minorities to vote. Not only is there still progress to be made, but there are people intent on taking progress away. They cause discrimination all through American culture, every day, even in ones less prominent than Supreme Court decisions. Douglass would be quite clear that we didn't live up to those promises a century later, or today a half-century after that.
- brodouevencode 5y agoThe out of precinct rule and ballot harvesting restrictions are in no way racist, and apply to everyone.