Reconstruction
Up‑and‑down progress of voting rights in America has been shaped by these 10 key moments
The history of voting and elections in America doesn’t follow a steady path toward progress or retreat. It is marked by intense struggles, monumental victories and devastating losses.
2 midterm elections that brought on new eras in US politics
Two 19th-century elections are a reminder that a sizable midterm shift, like the one expected in November, can signal long-lasting changes in American politics that set the country in a new direction.
How an 1876 massacre of Black men in South Carolina turned racial terror into political power
The men responsible for the bloodshed 150 years ago were never prosecuted; instead, they rose to South Carolina’s highest offices.
Supreme Court ruling: The latest in history of diminishing minority voting rights
The Supreme Court’s ruling that a Black-majority voting district in Louisiana is unconstitutional adds to a long and dismal history of government attempts to limit the power of minority voters.