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Mississippi Voter ID Law Would Disenfranchise Black Voters

Americans set their clocks back one hour last Sunday. But in the state of Mississippi, voters go to the polls today with the option to turn back the clock to the state's ugly days of poll taxes and literacy tests meant to stop African-Americans from voting.

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This article was originally published in theGrio.

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