Episode #2:The Black Vote in America

<p>This presidential election season has produced a battle for black voters unlike any in recent election history.  Black voters have been reliably democratic for several generations, but the history of the black vote shows that this voting group has shifted before - and may be charting a new path yet again. </p> <p>Podcaster's Note: There are a LOT of sources for this episode, here are some of the key ones:</p> <p><a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/184612.Black_Reconstruction_in_America_1860_1880'>Black Reconstruction in America, W.E.B. DuBois</a></p> <p><a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43726565-the-second-founding?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=bpVCi66Y9e&rank=1'>The Second Founding, Eric Foner</a></p> <p><a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31932825-kennedy-and-king?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=l1aWAQ13L7&rank=1'>Kennedy and King, Steven Livingston</a></p> <p><a href='https://www.britannica.com/event/Brownsville-Affair%20https://ehistory.osu.edu/exhibitions/1912/race/tafts'>https://www.britannica.com/event/Brownsville-Affair</a> <a href='https://www.britannica.com/event/Brownsville-Affair%20https://ehistory.osu.edu/exhibitions/1912/race/tafts'>https://ehistory.osu.edu/exhibitions/1912/race/tafts</a></p> <p>Please email us at <a href='mailto:hello@catchmeup2speed.com'>hello@catchmeup2speed.com</a> if you'd like to see more!</p>