Rosanell Eaton
Rosanell Eaton (April 14, 1921 – December 8, 2018) was an American
African Americans to vote in her county after completing a literacy test
. She registered more than 4,000 citizens to vote in North Carolina.
In August 2015, President
New York Times cover story on "Efforts over the last 50 years to dismantle the protections in the Voting Rights Act of 1965", wrote that he was inspired by people like Rosanell Eaton.[3]
References
- ^ "92-Year Old". Magazine. thinkprogress.org. Retrieved 13 Aug 2015.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
- ^ "President Obama's letter to the editor". Magazine. NYTimes. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 13 Aug 2015.
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