Brandon Jennings and the end of the NBA's literacy test
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| Stop Mike Lupica found this 6/26/2008 on theserioustip.blogspot.com [flag] |
After the US Civil War, many Southern states enacted laws to disenfranchise newly freed blacks from exercising their right to vote. According to a US Department of Justice primer on voting , these laws sought to evade the 15th Amendment and limit the voice of black people in the political process. Among these laws was a "literacy test". This test, used in states such as Alabama , ensured ...
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The NBA: Now With 30% Less Euro
Published 6/26/2008 by Stop Mike Lupica at Stop Mike Lupica
... The
Serious Tip has a post up about Brandon Jennings (having a tough time
getting into a competitive college) possibly spending a season playing overseas
in Euro before returning to America. ...
Cheap Shots: Why Bernstein Gets Off Scot-Free
Published 7/1/2008 by Signal to Noise at Signal to Noise
... A week old, but still a good comparison: The Serious Tip likens the NBA’s age minimum to the old Jim Crow literacy tests. ...