Rep. Sylvia Garcia

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Rep. Sylvia Garcia @RepSylviaGarcia

These protections helped nearly 500,000 Black people vote in the 1870s. They also helped 2,000 Black public officials get elected. Unfortunately, they would not last. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 16, 2021

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Rep. Sylvia Garcia @RepSylviaGarcia

After the Civil War, Congress passed laws to enforce the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendment. These were some of the first laws in America to protect voting rights, and they worked. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 16, 2021

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Rep. Sylvia Garcia @RepSylviaGarcia

The Federal government ended Reconstruction in 1876. This greatly hurt the future of voting rights for Black voters. Without Federal protection, voting restrictions and violence in the Jim Crow South caused the number of Black voters to plummet. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 16, 2021