Presidential Politics and the Black Vote, Part 1 of 3

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Preston Love Jr., University of Nebraska at OmahaFollow

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Article

Publication Date

9-9-2016

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4urban.org

Abstract

With the advent of the 2016 Presidential contest, I reflect on the impact and importance of the black Vote during presidential elections. There have been significant events that must be acknowledged prior to any discussion of the presidential black vote. We must establish the importance of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. We must be reminded of the importance of the civil rights struggle and movement culminating in the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the events of Selma. These historic events laid the ground work for the explosion of black registration and voting.

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Recommended Citation

Love, Preston Jr., "Presidential Politics and the Black Vote, Part 1 of 3" (2016). Black Studies Faculty Publications. 37.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/blackstudfacpub/37