On this day in 1964 the United States passed the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution making it illegal to impose poll taxes at the voting booth. A year later Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would push President Lyndon B. Johnson to pass the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Two years ago the United States …
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George Zimmerman, accused of murdering Trayvon Martin, was acquitted of all charges on Saturday, including manslaughter. Today, Attorney General Eric Holder stated that he will push a federal investigation in a “manner that is consistent with the facts and the law.” There has also been a call for a civil suit by the family. This …
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