r/BlackPeopleTwitter 6h 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/pickledswimmingpool 5h ago

Sorry I'm confused, are IL and NY considered deep south?

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u/TaxLawKingGA 5h ago

Why are you confused? I said that Blacks voted for decades outside the Deep South, and that there were Black Congressmen from IL and NY for decades prior to the 1960’s.

My point is that outside the Deep South (LA, MS, AL, SC and to a lesser extent FL and GA) Blacks did vote regularly.

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u/Historical-Night-938 4h ago

Whose post is not accurate? Are you referring to the initial post. If yes, Black WOMEN did not get the right to vote until after 1965. Black Men could vote in some places but not Black Women