The Jim Crow Zombie That Won’t Die

Felon disenfranchisement laws are, literally, a vestige of Jim Crow. It’s time for them to go.

Published Feb. 11 2014 2:30PM EST

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Nationwide, five million Americans are barred from voting because of felony convictions. In recent years, a coalition of reformers on the left and right (including former

Jamelle Bouie

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The Jim Crow Zombie That Won’t Die

Felon disenfranchisement laws are, literally, a vestige of Jim Crow. It’s time for them to go.

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Jamelle Bouie