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		augustt on Aug 2, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mail delays hit Philadelphia residents, short staf... > 2. Disenfranchise voters (a relatively recent campaign) Recent as in it started the instant the 15th amendment was passed.

skuhn on Aug 2, 2020 [–]

I'm referring to disenfranchisement by way of disrupting the operation of the mail, which I don't think has been a major focus for quite that long.

Jim Crow laws were much more effective means of disenfranchisement during Reconstruction.

oehtXRwMkIs on Aug 2, 2020 | [–]

Jim Crow laws were after Reconstruction.

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