A History of Voter Registration

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In the summer of 1964, a voter registration drive provoked a violent backlash in McComb, Mississippi.

The Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) sent volunteers to McComb to help register African-Americans to vote.

Obama's campaign is very similar to those times when African-Americans were allowed to vote for the first time. Because it symbolizes change.

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