Article: "This Is Jim Crow in New Clothes:" Senator Raphael Warnock’s First Speech on the Senate Floor Brought the Past into the Present

Richard H. Cain

Article: "This Is Jim Crow in New Clothes:" Senator Raphael Warnock’s First Speech on the Senate Floor Brought the Past into the Present

03/19/2021

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The New York Times offers presents a March 19, 2021 article, written by Jamelle Bouie, on the contemporary and historical debate over voter rights. The article provides a brief analysis of Senator Raphael Warnock's (D-GA) 2021 speech on voters rights. It also cites examples surrounding the Civil Rights Bill of 1875 and includes quotes from several historical figures that came to the defense of voters rights, including Richard H. Cain. Cain was a free born Black man from Virginia who became a pastor, entrepreneur and Congressman (R-SC) who advocated for voters rights during the Reconstruction Era.

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