“Amanda Jones, 109, the daughter of a man born into slavery, has lived a life long enough to touch three centuries. And after voting consistently as a Democrat for 70 years, she has voted early for the country’s first black presidential nominee. … Amanda Jones’ father urged her to exercise her right to vote, despite discriminatory practices at the polls and poll taxes meant to keep black and poor people from voting. Those practices were outlawed for federal elections with the 24th Amendment in 1964, but not for state and local races in Texas until 1966.” [Statesman via SH]
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Smartypants
Wow. This is a woman who was born before the invention of the automobile or airplane, decades before women were allowed to vote. She’s like a living Miss Jane Pittman. Thanks for sharing this.
james ii
God Bless America.
Jim
God Bless Miss Amanda. I am in awe.
Rowan
Wow.
Too.
mark
Miss Amanda,
you’re my kind of woman
afrolito
I will so be thinking of her on election night. I am awed by her.
Tim
I thinks somebody’s earned an invite to the inaugural ball
L
Great idea, Tim. We love you Miss Amanda.