Countless black citizens in the South couldn't vote. They

Countless black citizens in the South couldn't vote. They were second-class citizens from cradle to grave. The discrimination was terrible, brutal.

📖 John Doar

🌍 American | 👨‍💼 Lawyer

🎂 December 3, 1921 – ⚰️ November 11, 2014

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This quote sheds light on a dark chapter of history where systemic racism deeply entrenched itself in the Southern United States. The repressive measures that prevented Black citizens from voting stripped them not only of their political voice but also of their fundamental human dignity. Being relegated to second-class status from birth meant enduring lifelong discrimination, unequal rights, and societal marginalization. Such pervasive injustice created a cycle that perpetuated inequality across...

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