5th Circuit upholds Jim Crow-era law written to keep Black Mississippians from voting

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5th Circuit upholds Jim Crow-era law written to keep Black Mississippians from voting
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Breaking news: The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has OK'd a provision of the 1890 Mississippi Constitution designed to keep African Americans from voting.

by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today August 24, 2022 Editor's note: This story contains graphic language. The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court ruling allowing a provision of the 1890 Mississippi Constitution designed to keep African Americans from voting to remain in place.

This article first appeared on Mississippi Today and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.

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