southerngayman

Wanda, my Dad's nurse, told me a frightening story today about her attempt to vote yesterday. When she arrived at her voting precinct she was told that she must show photo id and her most recent electric bill - which she did not have with her - so she went home to get it. When she returned, the line went around the block and the sheriff's dept, with all their lights flashing, were supervising entry into the precinct. They were asking for photo ID, current electric bill, and for all voters(who in this area were 99% african american) to answer a quiz about the constitution. Wanda got all the questions right but said alot of folks were turning back at the sight of this scene. The most disturbing part of her story was that as she was leaving, she ran into her son, Deshan, as he confronted the sheriff's dept about the legality of this situation. She heard the sheriff tell him "nigger, if you know what's good for you, you'll go home now."

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