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4. And getting beaten for it, figuratively speaking
Tue Dec 12, 2017, 10:00 PM
Dec 2017
Were being suppressed: Black Alabamians forced to cast provisional ballots
KIRA LERNER at Think Progress https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029970415
https://thinkprogress.org/alabamians-cry-voter-suppression-50ddc1b53b3a/

Reports of Voter Suppression Tactics Pour In From Alabama Election

Voters in the contest between Roy Moore and Doug Jones complain of being put on inactive status and prevented from voting.
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/12/reports-of-voter-suppression-tactics-pour-in-from-alabama-election/

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The NAACP led a huge effort on voter education and partnered w churches and groups registering and bettyellen Dec 2017 #1
The last actions you mention, e.g., BlueMTexpat Dec 2017 #15
still DonCoquixote Dec 2017 #2
The Democrats have done so since the Fairness Comission. joshcryer Dec 2017 #11
White people away from the cities are crazy by a large margin. Lucky Luciano Dec 2017 #3
... Kind of Blue Dec 2017 #12
As a white woman away from the city in a red state ... AirmensMom Dec 2017 #16
And getting beaten for it, figuratively speaking RandomAccess Dec 2017 #4
Truth sheshe2 Dec 2017 #5
Sheshe💖 irisblue Dec 2017 #6
Back at you, Iris. sheshe2 Dec 2017 #7
Alabama Non-educated, educated, well off, poor, whites lib87 Dec 2017 #8
Post removed Post removed Dec 2017 #9
Came to post this. joshcryer Dec 2017 #10
Came to say congratulations. None of us needed Hortensis Dec 2017 #13
Thank heavens for AL's AA BlueMTexpat Dec 2017 #14
I feel the same way. AirmensMom Dec 2017 #17
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