Texas’ oldest Black university was built on a former plantation. Its students still fight a legacy of voter suppression.

Alexa Ura: To this day, officials in Waller contend the litigation over the 2018 early voting schedule is not a continuation of past suppression tactics. They balk at today’s Waller County being painted with too broad a brush based on a history in which current leaders say they played no part. Although he grew up … Continue reading Texas’ oldest Black university was built on a former plantation. Its students still fight a legacy of voter suppression.