Standing there, one cannot help but feel the weight of the stakes of what Dr. King confronted. Government sanctioned segregation and redlining, The vote of the people [was] denied by literacy tests and poll taxes. Churches bombed and People lynched. A child beaten beyond recognition and laying in a casket. Hear what we understand about that moment. (04:51–04:57)
CLAIM
Asserts that literacy tests and poll taxes were used to deny people the right to vote.
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