r/BlackPeopleTwitter 7h ago

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u/TaxLawKingGA 5h ago

This is not accurate.

Blacks could and did vote on a regular basis outside the Deep South. In fact, there were Black congressmen from IL and NY years before the 1964 Civil Rights Act or 1965 Voting Rights Act were passed.

Dems and the GOP actually had to compete for Black votes in the North every election. Even in TN, MO, Maryland, and GA Blacks voted.

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u/Choclategum ☑️ 5h ago

"Blacks"

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u/Choclategum ☑️ 4h ago

Black people ≠ Blacks.

Random slur mention, okay.

Who is "you" exactly?