But for anyone who knows this country's shameful voting rights history, Biden is following a script that once doomed Black voters and made the rise of Jim Crow possible. (He did propose a compromise on voting rights legislation that won the support of voting rights activist Stacey Abrams.) Both parties have taken Black voters for grantedThe White political allies of Black voters made another big mistake that Democrats may be making now. As one voting rights activists recently tweeted : "I am uncompromising on voting rights because there is no middle point between the arsonist and the fireman." Black voters like Henry Adams, the courageous soldier who tried to organize Black voters in the South, had that attitude.

Source: CNN August 01, 2021 10:07 UTC