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S06 E06: Researching John Yeldell – Black Voter Suppression & The Man who put SC on Trial

08/11/2022
Brian Sheffey
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While Black voting rights may exist on paper today, there were several times in history when…

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The 1898 Phoenix Riot: Essex Harrison, Eliza Goode, and South Carolina Black Voter Suppression

09/12/2018
Brian Sheffey
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The current reports of black voter suppression in North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida have made me…