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WATCH: Stacey Abrams: Voter Suppression More ‘Insidious’ Today Than It Was In The 1960s

Molly Prince
WATCH: Stacey Abrams: Voter Suppression More ‘Insidious’ Today Than It Was In The 1960s
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Failed Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams stated on Sunday that the American voting system is rigged against African American citizens and has only become more “insidious” since the 1960s.

“We have always struggled with voter suppression, but what’s happened in the last 20 years is that it’s gone underground,” Abrams told ABC news correspondent Linsey Davis. “It’s no longer hoses and laws that say you cannot vote.”

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