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Even as civil rights groups challenge racially-motivated voter suppression in the courts and state legislatures, an even more insidious enemy of democracy targets African Americans online, exploiting their trust and spreading disinformation, according to the 2019 State of Black America®.

“For Black Americans, the right to vote is especially sacred,” National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial said. “These attacks, from within our nation and from without, are a desecration to the memory of the martyrs who bled and died in defense of our rights.”

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