Voting Suppression
Despite voting and civil rights wins, there have been concerted efforts to limit access to suffrage as well as political and social equality. This gallery highlights some of the attempts to hinder the vote.
SC Congressional Districts Gerrymandered in 1882
The Congressional Districts of South Carolina as “Gerrymandered” by the Democracy. 1882. Source: LOC, https://www.loc.gov/item/2015588077/
Save Early Voting
Protestor holding sign stating “Respect Our Vote! Save Early Voting! Good for Democracy” at the Moral March in Raleigh, NC. Feb 8, 2014. Source: Stephen Melkisethian/Flickr, https://www.flickr.com/photos/stephenmelkisethian/12393551973/in/photolist-jTbcdz-byBs7x-jTbdBg-jT37GY-jTjbJU-jT4ZxV-jTjeP1-jT1Kz8-jSZGkr-jThrJ6-2hC2ris-dMPSoM-k4bwKm-putgoi-dMVoPy-jT8Xnx-k49ET8-25Hqr11-puwnfR-dMPR3H-HPbfFv-KkcMuf-jT93QX-jT91tc-JPxAcK-25HqqUQ-2iYCLq3-at1fZu-276Hj22-asBt7S-fzvYC4-DveTb5-dicFki-Dvzz5e-cAxZzd-dMPQgF-jTaAzN-dMPHsc-jT8fBX-jT8tVt-jTawAW-HPbgSD-JPxyUp-jT8cWX-jTaCnA-jTaBs9-jTaz3j-jT9E9e-jT6ujj-dMPPWM
Poll tax receipt from Hardin County, TX
1955 poll tax receipt for Lee Carr in the amount of $1.50. 1955. Source: NMAAHC, https://collections.si.edu/search/record/ark:/65665/fd5513a172cff2841beb26df1eae534f359
Gerrymandering Rally
Rally in front of the Supreme Court on October 3, while oral arguments for Gill v. Whitford taking place inside. Oct 3, 2017. Source: Victoria Pickering/Flickr, https://www.flickr.com/photos/vpickering/37450875662/