Then I hear people say that they didn’t vote because they had errands.
Feisty-Honeydew-5309 on
My stomach turned reading this. This is horror film material but instead it’s just history.
Reddit_1st on
And this is memory is what white republicans are trying to erase
No_Wing1264 on
I’m gonna show this post to every phony ass White person I know who always says to me: “I DoN’t SeE cOlOr. We AlL bLeEd ReD!” 🙄
Complex-Implement828 on
This speaks about the disgusting and cruel behavior of pale folk. But yes we cannot take voting for granted.
MannekenP on
[Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Maceo_Snipes): “Williamson said that Snipes had pulled out a knife, so he shot Snipes twice in the back, claiming self-defense. (…) In September 1946, the Department of Justice told the FBI to close the investigation, as evidence indicated “the shooting arose from a personal difference unrelated to the act of voting.”
Williamson committed suicide in 1985, allegedly out of remorse for what he had done.
SigmaK78 on
Early voting began today in my state, so I made sure to go do it before heading into work. Now, I’ll be hounding my adult sons to ensure they vote.
towelcats on
It’s crazy to me that people think that racism dies when laws are passed, like it just stopped happening. The doctors that didn’t have black blood then are the “same” ones that say black people have a higher pain tolerance now. I had a coworker that would have to call ahead to hotels/motels to make sure they had rooms only to be sold out 5 minutes later when he walked in and he’s 50. A lot of these people are still alive but talk to any 20yr old and they can’t wrap their minds around how hard people fought to have what little short lived equality they caught a glimpse of.
ThePrinceofallYNs on
You ever read something that breaks something inside of you? Just makes you…. rationally angry
Only1Skrybe on
Notice how no one was arrested in this story either.
Pearson94 on
It’s so fucked that this happened and that this is the first time I’ve heard about it (thanks a bunch, American education system). If you can vote then vote every election. And hell, if you donate blood do that too; there’s been quite a shortage since the pandemic.
Thin-Razzmatazz7728 on
I hope that democrats who are still waiting for that perfect unicorn candidate in order to give their vote see this
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In every election you are eligible to vote in, please vote. From school boards to President, vote.
And yet you’ll still find idiots who tell you that voting is worthless.
If it was, then fascists wouldn’t be trying to prevent us from doing it.
If the Black vote didn’t matter, white conservatives wouldn’t be working so hard to suppress it.
“we dont have any black blood” …………..fucking disgusting, I hope those doctors and nurses got cancer
https://nationalvoterregistrationday.org/register-to-vote/
https://www.usa.gov/voter-registration
Then I hear people say that they didn’t vote because they had errands.
My stomach turned reading this. This is horror film material but instead it’s just history.
And this is memory is what white republicans are trying to erase
I’m gonna show this post to every phony ass White person I know who always says to me: “I DoN’t SeE cOlOr. We AlL bLeEd ReD!” 🙄
This speaks about the disgusting and cruel behavior of pale folk. But yes we cannot take voting for granted.
[Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Maceo_Snipes): “Williamson said that Snipes had pulled out a knife, so he shot Snipes twice in the back, claiming self-defense. (…) In September 1946, the Department of Justice told the FBI to close the investigation, as evidence indicated “the shooting arose from a personal difference unrelated to the act of voting.”
Williamson committed suicide in 1985, allegedly out of remorse for what he had done.
Early voting began today in my state, so I made sure to go do it before heading into work. Now, I’ll be hounding my adult sons to ensure they vote.
It’s crazy to me that people think that racism dies when laws are passed, like it just stopped happening. The doctors that didn’t have black blood then are the “same” ones that say black people have a higher pain tolerance now. I had a coworker that would have to call ahead to hotels/motels to make sure they had rooms only to be sold out 5 minutes later when he walked in and he’s 50. A lot of these people are still alive but talk to any 20yr old and they can’t wrap their minds around how hard people fought to have what little short lived equality they caught a glimpse of.
You ever read something that breaks something inside of you? Just makes you…. rationally angry
Notice how no one was arrested in this story either.
It’s so fucked that this happened and that this is the first time I’ve heard about it (thanks a bunch, American education system). If you can vote then vote every election. And hell, if you donate blood do that too; there’s been quite a shortage since the pandemic.
I hope that democrats who are still waiting for that perfect unicorn candidate in order to give their vote see this