Grandfather clauses, literacy tests, and poll taxes became the tools of disenfranchisement. But all across the nation, lawyers quickly went to work defying the odds to dismantle those efforts. In this episode, we highlight the major cases that were the early attempts to chip away at these pernicious practices.

This episode features the voice talents of our host portraying Wilford Horace Smith, the first attorney to challenge voting rights discrimination.

Be sure to catch REVEALED: BEHIND THE HIDDEN LEGAL FIGURES podcast blog post each Wednesday for more in-depth information about the historical figures in this episode and watch the "What I Learned" video on YouTube each Thursday.

Derrick Alexander Pope, J.D., HostTerrass Misher, Producer

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