Review of Peer Presentation #2

I went to Thursday's night class in support of my friends in the group HKSWW. They did their research on low political participation and voting rates amongst African-Americans. The group gave a lot of shocking statistics showing low voter turnout rates amongst African-Americans. HKSWW explained that the low participation is largely due to distrust of the government and historical barriers to the political process. For years African-Americans were left out of the process so when they were given rights to vote and become involved, they felt so detached that they had no desire to become involved. It is unfortunate that so many African-Americans are so uninvolved in a process that affects so much of their lives. The voter turnout rates for all Americans very dismal in and of themselves. The group's research was very thorough and very informative.