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GOP Attempts to Manipulate Elections in the Unites States of America - African American News Today - EIN Presswire

… tool historically used to

deter Black Americans and other minorities from voting … public, particularly

between white and Black Americans. Poll tax was one of … registration and often discriminated against African Americans.

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