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​A woman attends a campaign rally by former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at Crotona Park in the Bronx borough of New York City, on May 23, 2024.
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Bloc by Bloc: Trump gambles to woo Black voters

With November’s election predicted to be decided by a few thousand votes in a couple of key states, it matters which candidate wins the support of Black voters.

The history of Black voting rights in America
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The history of Black voting rights in America

Until 1965, Black Americans who wanted to vote first faced faces unanswerable poll questions, and later equally tough literacy tests. The Voting Rights Act banned these and other forms of overt voter suppression. But in 2013, the Supreme Court struck down a key provision of the law, requiring states to get prior federal approval to tweak their voting laws for racial discrimination.