Martin Luther King, Jr. Established a Blueprint to Ensure Voting Rights for All Americans

Since American citizens are celebrating the birth of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. today, it is fitting that Americans review again the reasons that the fight for suffrage for black citizens was not only one of the most substantial foundations for a free Republic in our nation’s history, but also in world history. Although the Thirteenth Amendment of the Constitution abolished slavery in the nation, voting rights for black citizens took nearly 100 more years to secure. Several legal breakthroughs began to weaken the stranglehold the Southern Democrats had upon the Solid South in the late 1950s. Yet, the extreme irony is that the victories of the Civil Rights Movement in securing the right to vote for Black citizens is being unraveled by the wanna-be tyrants of today.

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