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Closing polling places is the 21st century's version of a poll tax

  • Written by Joshua F.J. Inwood, Associate Professor of Geography Senior Research Associate in the Rock Ethics Institute, Pennsylvania State University
Californians wait in line to vote on Super Tuesday, March 3, 2020.AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu

Delays and long lines at polling places during recent presidential primary elections – such as voters in Texas experienced – represent the latest version of decades-long policies that have sought to reduce the political power of African Americans i...

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