As simple as those 6 words are to type, it’s not lost on me that there were countless numbers of men and women in times before me who risked their lives to perform the simple act of voting. Time Magazine captured one of those times in a 1939 article about a Florida election called Black Ballots.
So, as you’re standing in line to vote, take a moment to remember those who risked their lives and endured shouting mobs, burning crosses, and hung effigies to perform what is now arguably the most underappreciated of our constitutional rights, the right to vote.
-Sarje
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