Beto O'Rourke

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Beto O'Rourke @BetoORourke

It took 20 years of court battles but Dr. Nixon was ultimately able to vote on this day 75 years ago. And because of him, and those who fought alongside him, African Americans across the state were able to vote, too. But our work isn’t finished. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 22, 2019 Hibernated

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Beto O'Rourke @BetoORourke

Dr. Nixon took his poll tax receipt into Fire Station No. 5 on Election Day knowing full well he would be refused the right to vote. Turned away on the basis of his race, he mounted a challenge to the all-white primary — taking his case to the US Supreme Court not once but twice. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 22, 2019 Hibernated

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Beto O'Rourke @BetoORourke

In recent years, Jim Crow-era poll taxes and grandfather clauses have been replaced with other insidious forms of suppression, ranging from racist voter ID laws that reduce turnout to gerrymandering efforts that undermine the very notion that all of our votes count equally. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 22, 2019 Hibernated