“It would be a mistake to assume that the Voting Rights Act in any way ensured that all African Americans were able to vote. The biggest factor in suppressing minority vote is not even addressed by the Voting Rights Act — felony disenfranchisement. 5.8 million Americans are unable to vote because of our obsession with over-incarceration and the drug war, and it hits minorities hardest by a long shot. 1 in 13 African-Americans nationally are unable to vote. Drug war incarceration has been referred to as the ‘New Jim Crow,’ and built right into our drug laws are enforcement incentives that make racist outcomes certain.”
http://www.drugwarrant.com/2013/06/for-those-concerned-about-the-voting-rights-act/
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