December 12, 2000
Bush Lost 9 to 1 Among Blacks
By Thomas B. Edsall
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, December 12, 2000; Page A01
[excerpt] George W. Bush began his bid for the presidency committed to making a dent in the deep-seated hostility among African Americans to the Republican Party and its candidates....read the full story
Irregularities Cited in Fla. Voting
By Robert E. Pierre and Carol Morello
Washington Post Staff Writers
Tuesday, December 12, 2000; Page A38
[excerpt] "...Complaints about widespread voting irregularities in Florida have
been most acute among black voters--who went to the polls in Florida
in record numbers on Election Day--read the full story
Ghosts in Florida
By Colbert I. King
Washington Post Opinion Column
Saturday, December 9, 2000; Page A29
[excerpt] "...After several daily meetings with FBI and Civil Rights Division staff to review intelligence concerning alleged voting irregularities, senior Justice Department officials concluded that there were sufficient grounds to send federal lawyers to Florida last Monday.... read the full story
Too Many Voters Turned Away
By William Raspberry
Washington Post Opinion Column
Monday, December 4, 2000; Page A27
[excerpt] "Are things worse than we thought in Florida--something more ominous than partisan squabbling over which flawed ballots to count? Or does the closeness of the presidential election there simply magnify the goofs, screw-ups and highhandedness present in almost every major election?....
read the full story
NAACP to go to court over election in Florida
November 29, 2000
CNN Web posted at: 4:51 PM EST (2151 GMT)
[excerpt] "BALTIMORE, Maryland (Reuters) - The NAACP on Wednesday said it would go to court in Florida to seek remedies for alleged voting irregularities that civil rights leaders claim denied the right to vote to untold numbers of blacks on Election Day.... read the full story
The Real Winners: Black Voters
No matter how the Florida mess turns out, their clout can't be ignored
Jack E. White
November 20, 2000
TIME Magazine
[excerpt] "His grandiloquence the Rev. Jesse Jackson maintains that "I've never seen such a wholesale machinery of disenfranchisement at work" as what occurred in Florida on this Election Day. It was, he says, "a 10 on a scale of 10" in the degree of voting-rights abuses, worse than
Selma, Ala....read the full story
A Good Battle That Teaches How to Fight
By Courtland Milloy
Washington Post Opinion Column
Sunday, November 19, 2000; Page C01
[excerpt] "African American voters were mobilized like an army for this presidential election. And when it came to Florida, the most crucial of all battleground states, we fought exceptionally well. Almost 70 percent more blacks voted in the Sunshine State this time than in 1996--893,000, compared with 530,000... read the full story
ALUKO COMMENTARY
In any country, there are so-called "population" and/or economic minorities. The above accounts show how they have or might have or could be discriminated against in elections.
Count all votes in Florida, Supreme Court!
We wish you spoke up, Justice Clarence Thomas - or at all!
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