Darryl Pinckney Quotes
I can see criticizing, complaining, protesting - anything but choosing not to vote. Too many people died for us not to vote.
Topics
Civil Rights, Civil Liberties
Democracy, Democracies
Free Speech, Freedom Of Speech
Patriotism
Voting Rights
Complaining
People
Civic Duty, Public Duty
Voter Suppression
Vote
Protesting
Sacrifice
Civil Rights Activism
Electoral Participation
Political Engagement
Suffrage Movement
Voting History
Citations
Pinckney, Darryl. Blackballed: The Black Vote and US Democracy. New York Review Books, 2014.
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Darryl Pinckney (born 1953 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American novelist, playwright, and essayist.