Will you lose your right to vote? Confusion over Voting Rights Act has many Blacks believing they may lose the privilege.

Black EnterpriseVol. 27 Nbr. 12, July 1997

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The right to vote was granted to all US citizens by the 15th amendment and the 1996 Voting Rights Act strengthened it by putting a stop to any state wanting to issue poll taxes or literacy tests. The Act must be renewed every 10 years. Blacks must be educated to pressure for its renewal in 2002.

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Will you lose your right to vote? Confusion over Voting Rights Act has many Blacks believing they may lose the privilege.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. Case in point speculation has been running rampant across the Internet and radio airwaves regarding the Voting Rights...

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