Opinion: Legislative roadblocks to voting are reminders of our shameful past

By , Daily Memphian Updated: March 11, 2021 4:00 AM CT | Published: March 11, 2021 4:00 AM CT
Otis Sanford
Daily Memphian

Otis Sanford

Otis Sanford is professor emeritus of Journalism and Strategic Media at the University of Memphis and political commentator for WATN-TV ABC24 News. Contact him at o.sanford@memphis.edu. 

Voter suppression is very much alive and well in 2021. The cruel violence that once accompanied it has been replaced by underhanded legislative tactics at various statehouses controlled by Republicans.

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U.S. Rep. John Lewis voter suppression Tim Rudd Chancellor Ellen Hobbs Lyle

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