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All people who look like me were "Created Equal." | WHO SHOULD "WE THE PEOPLE" BE? BY 1790 MOST STATES DROPPED THE REQUIREMENT THAT VOTERS BE PROPERTY OWNERS. WOMEN, JEWS, CATHOLICS, QUAKERS, NATIVE AMERICANS, BLACKS, AND OTHER NON-WHITES COULD NOT VOTE IN SOME OR ALL STATES. IN 1965 THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OUTLAWED CHARGING FOR THE RIGHT TO VOTE VIA A POLL TAX, ACADEMIC TESTS, AND OTHER MEASURES USED BY SOME STATES TO RESTRICT MINORITY VOTING. THE SUPREME COURT RULED IN 2013 THAT THIS WAS NO LONGER A PROBLEM. LAWS AIMED AT LIMITING VOTING ARE PENDING IN A NUMBER OF STATES, USING THE SAME RATIONALE THAT WAS USED TO JUSTIFY "POLL TAXES." | image tagged in politics | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
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C'MON, DEMOCRATS! THE TIME HAS COME TO LET THEM BE FREE!!! | IN 1863, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, A REPUBLICAN, PUT FORTH THIS PROCLAMATION "THAT ALL PERSONS HELD AS SLAVES ARE, AND HENCEFORWARD SHALL BE FREE." W | image tagged in emancipation,juneteenth,freedom | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
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WHO SHOULD "WE THE PEOPLE" BE? BY 1790 MOST STATES DROPPED THE REQUIREMENT THAT VOTERS BE PROPERTY OWNERS. WOMEN, JEWS, CATHOLICS, QUAKERS, NATIVE AMERICANS, BLACKS, AND OTHER NON-WHITES COULD NOT VOTE IN SOME OR ALL STATES. IN 1965 THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OUTLAWED CHARGING FOR THE RIGHT TO VOTE VIA A POLL TAX, ACADEMIC TESTS, AND OTHER MEASURES USED BY SOME STATES TO RESTRICT MINORITY VOTING. THE SUPREME COURT RULED IN 2013 THAT THIS WAS NO LONGER A PROBLEM. LAWS AIMED AT LIMITING VOTING ARE PENDING IN A NUMBER OF STATES, USING THE SAME RATIONALE THAT WAS USED TO JUSTIFY "POLL TAXES."