Claim(permalink)
Rep. Elijah Cummings incorrectly stated during his 2016 DNC speech that Democrats gave black people the right to vote.
✓snopescom rating: not credible; published on 2016-07-27
Factors
veracity
not credible
Political Leaning
left political leaning
Sentiment
neutral sentiment
Date published
2016-07-27
Entities
MarsVoting Rights Act of 1965Federal government of the United States2016 Democratic National ConventionElijah CummingsPDFDemocratic National CommitteeSocial Security debate in the United StatesConstitution of the United StatesAfrican AmericansMemeUnited States SenateUnited States CongressPoll taxes in the United StatesLGBT rights in the United StatesRacial segregation in the United StatesCivil Rights Act of 1964Voting rights in the United StatesRepublicanism