John Lewis - In Selma, Alabama, in 1965, only 2.1 percent of blacks of voting age were registered to...

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In Selma, Alabama, in 1965, only 2.1 percent of blacks of voting age were registered to vote. The only place you could attempt to register was to go down to the courthouse. You had to pass a so-called literacy test. And they would tell people over and over again that they didn't or couldn't pass the literacy test.

John Lewis

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In Selma, Alabama, waren 1965 nur 2,1 Prozent der Schwarzen im Wahlalter registriert. Der einzige Ort, an dem Sie sich registrieren konnten, war, zum Gerichtsgebäude zu gehen. Sie mussten einen sogenannten Alphabetisierungstest bestehen. Und sie sagten den Leuten immer und immer wieder, dass sie den Alphabetisierungstest nicht bestanden hätten oder nicht bestehen könnten.

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