Originally posted by tsmithjohnson at POST-ELECTION THOUGHTS: THE WISDOM OF THE REV. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING IS NEEDED TODAY


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*On this date in 1870 the 15th amendment was ratified. Republicans wanted the 15th Amendment passed to obtain the vote of the freed slaves ( Read more... )

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Q: Did you know that our right to vote will expire in the year 2007? Seriously! The Voters Rights Act signed in 1965 by Lyndon B. Johnson was just an ACT. It was not made a law. In 1982 Ronald Reagan amended the Voters Rights Act for only another 25 years. Which means that in the year 2007 we could lose the right to vote ( Read more... )

a person on ma friends' list posted this a few days ago, and i meant to put it in here. the read is pretty long. scratch that, the read is incredibly long, and if you dont have around 10 minutes or so to spare, i'd say put it to the side. but please come back to this article as soon as you can, cus this pertains directly to us, and it's goin into ( Read more... )