Pig Law

Pig Laws, A Modern Day Name for Slavery

Black Codes and Pig Laws August 2020 Immediately after the Civil War ended, Southern states enacted “black codes” that allowed African Americans certain rights, such as legalized marriage, ownership of property, and limited access to the courts, but denied them the rights to testify against whites, to serve on juries or in state militias, vote, or start a job without …

Voter Apathy Rewards Racist Judges Also

Time and time again citizens become disgruntled from the results of not participating in the election process. Case and Point: Jessie LeBlanc is a judge on the 23rd Judicial District Court in Louisiana. She was elected to the position on March 24, 2012. She was re-elected in 2014 for a term beginning on January 1, 2015, and expiring on December …