“People are trapped in history, and history is trapped in them.” – James Baldwin The history of voting in the U.S. is one defined by struggle.
In the not-so-distant past, those who were not white male property owners struggled to earn the legal right to enfranchisement.
They faced a continuous struggle to overcome a variety of obstacles put in place to make it more difficult for them to cast their ballot.
When we look upon the current political landscape, we see history repeating itself. States across the nation have erected a new series of hurdles that make it more challenging for particular sets of people to cast their ballots.