In the discussion about whether these laws should be allowed, there have been comparisons made between Voter ID laws and the poll taxes that were used to stop minorities from voting back in the Jim Crow era. ... His reasoning behind this: ""The photo ID requirement is a reasonable, nondiscriminatory, nonsevere burden when viewed in the broader context of the widespread use of photo ID in daily life. The Commonwealth's asserted interest in protecting public confidence in elections is a relevant and legitimate state interest sufficiently weighty to justify the burden.... In the Patters...

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The old Jim Crow laws governed all aspects of their existence, from the schoolroom to the rest room. ... In the South, the Jim Crow laws emerged, segregating blacks in public places, including hotels and restaurants. ... Ferguson (1896), Jim Crow Laws, and the ignorance of black voting rights. ...

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Following the defeat of Germany and Japan during World War II the United States almost immediately became burdened with another challenge, that of, containing their former ally, the Soviet Union. ... This resulted in countless sit-ins and other demonstrations, such as the Montgomery Bus Boycott, where the segregationist "Jim Crow" laws of the South were challenged and largely overturned. ...

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