POLT 10100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Voter Education Project, Freedom Schools, Literacy Test
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Many struggled to get that right i. e. african americans, women. Little african american registration due to exclusionary voting registration rules, economic pressure, violence. Sncc (student nonviolent coordinating committee)- worked to end black political powerlessness in deep south. Mostly black college students- worked towards black voter registration, getting rid of poll tax, literacy test- freedom schools educate black voters/potential voters. First freedom school founded by robert p. moses. Demonstrated how to fill out the registration form, how to read/interpret the mississippi. Constitution for literacy test and went with them to registration. Assaulted many times by police and white civilians. Mississippi registration barely increased until 1965 voting rights act. 1. 1 explain the meaning of democracy and its use as a standard to evaluate american government and politics. Democracy s central idea is that ordinary people want to rule themselves and are capable of doing so. Greek idea- although does not believe that many can/should rule.
