#negrorule #theroots #risingdown #normanjennett #votersuppression Political Cartoonist Norman Jennett drew this for the Raleigh News and Observer in June of 1900. It was used for their July 4, 1900 paper. The message on his wings “Negro Rule” and the fusion ballot box on which he stands both suggest that the political power held by African Americans was a danger to white society. It is nearly identical in content and style to another cartoon “"The Vampire that Hovers Over North Carolina (Negro Rule)," printed in the News and Observer in September 27, 1898. The Roots used this image for their 2008 album Rising Down. Keep listening to these dummies that tell you that voting doesn't matter. Just understand that they're not smart enough to understand that they're the victim of a 200 plus years campaign to deny black people from gaining any political power here. Woke dummies https://www.instagram.com/p/CFaJNqphojD/?igshid=clvmahnl3rut