Project XV Voting Rights Museum and the African American Franchise
The Hartmann Report
Thom Hartmann
4.3 • 8 Ratings
🗓️ 14 May 2023
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
Guest-host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd podcast sits in for Thom Hartmann. While further decompressing from the outrageous CNN town hall with listeners, Jeff explores the history of African American suffrage in Illinois. Public educator Michael Melick from the Project XV Voting Rights Museum reveals the history of prosperous barber David A. Strother (1843-1905), the first African American to vote in Illinois after the passage of the 15th Amendment.
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| 0:42.8 | This is the Tom Harbin program. |
| 0:47.6 | We are back on Tom Harbin program, I am Jeff Smith. |
| 0:50.7 | On the line with us right now is Michael Melek. |
| 0:55.8 | He is the board president of something you might not have heard of, but I think you should. |
| 1:01.1 | It is the Project 15 Voting Rights Museum. |
| 1:05.7 | You can check it out at Project XV Museum, Roman Normal 15, Project XV Museum dot com. |
| 1:12.8 | It's a museum for voter rights set up at an old barber shop. |
| 1:18.6 | He's on the line now, Mr. Melek, how you doing? |
| 1:22.2 | I'm well, I'm well, for the record it is Melek. |
| 1:25.9 | I don't know where the pronunciation comes from, but it is a long e Melek. |
| 1:30.2 | Well, I appreciate that, Mr. Melek. |
| 1:32.8 | Appreciate you correcting me. |
| 1:34.7 | Tell us about the Project 15 Voting Rights Museum. |
| 1:39.2 | Certainly, well, a little background on me, I am a public school teacher, I don't know if the |
| 1:43.9 | listeners can see my classroom, but I am in a public school classroom right now. |
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