:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/advancelocal/YBCU4ZJNIFHWHHOK72QHTDXBH4.jpg)
Has Congress ever effectively challenged the Electoral College? Just once. And it ushered in the Jim Crow era.
Here’s the story about how Congress turned a blind eye to Black voters nearly 150 years ago, ended the political gains for African Americans and ushered in a century-long fight for Civil Rights in the South.