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[–] 42 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

I think that's a rule from the 1870's mostly aimed at preventing black people from voting.

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  • [–] 31 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    Yep, in combination with "vagrancy" laws.

    Here's how the scheme worked:

    1. Refuse to hire blacks for anything more than "might as well still be slavery" wages.

    2. Arrest unemployed blacks for "vagrancy."

    3. Re-enslave them (see "except as punishment for crime" clause of the 14th Amendment) and disenfranchise them as a bonus.

    Edit: BTW, I highly recommend this video, which is where I learned about this (because it sure as Hell wasn't properly taught in my Georgia high school).

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