When I Was Growing Up In Rural Alabama, It Was Impossible For Me To Register To Vote. I Didn't Become A Registered Voter Until I Moved To Tennessee, To Nashville As A Student. - SearchQuotes

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When I was growing up in rural Alabama, it was impossible for me to register to vote. I didn't become a registered voter until I moved to Tennessee, to Nashville as a student.

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