The Southern "Lost Cause"

[rmd]

Slate has a sample 'literacy test' from pre-VRA times.

Comments

[milktree.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure some of those questions are impossible, or at least sufficiently confusing that any answer could fail.

It's like they weren't even trying to pretend that it was actually about citizenship or literacy or civic knowledge.

[rmd.livejournal.com]

It's shocking enough that I'm still a little skeptical that it's not some kind of very dry parody that is being mislabeled as real.

Because ... seriously?

[skreeky]

Whoever wrote that test is illiterate.

[aroraborealis.livejournal.com]

This is infuriating and depressing.

[cz_unit]

Now that's protecting the integrity of the ballot box :-)

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

I want to find the people I've seen say that the VRA decision is no big deal and/or a good idea, and have them take this test.

[aroraborealis.livejournal.com]

Starting with the Supremes!!!