Rep. Sylvia Garcia

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Rep. Sylvia Garcia @RepSylviaGarcia

In 1902, Texas put in place a poll tax, which made voters pay a fee before they could go to their polling place to vote. In 1923, Texas passed a White Primary law, which prevented non-white people from participating in the Democratic Party primary. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 23, 2021

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Rep. Sylvia Garcia @RepSylviaGarcia

After Reconstruction ended, states across the South began passing laws to suppress and eliminate the Black vote. Southern states put in place laws like the Grandfather clause, poll taxes, white primaries, and more to prevent minority voters from exercising their rights — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 23, 2021

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Rep. Sylvia Garcia @RepSylviaGarcia

These #suppression tactics were on top of segregation laws, violence from the #KuKluxKlan, and other measures designed to make Black, Latino, and other communities in Texas second-class citizens. Jim Crow laws effectively silenced minority voices in governments across the South. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 23, 2021