The Strange Career of Felon Disenfranchisement

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The Strange Career of Felon Disenfranchisement

… felons did not apply to African Americans because they couldn’t vote … Black Virginians are permanently disenfranchised. African Americans make up one fifth of … half of those disenfranchised are African American. Virginia is one of only …

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