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AJ Smitherman's Mission to Diversify the Black Vote in America

CC | tv-14
In the state of Oklahoma, AJ Smitherman—owner of the "Tulsa Star" newspaper—was the first registered Black Democrat, at a time when most Black people voted Republican. Listen to one of his descendants, Raven Majia Williams, explain her great-grandfather's mission to diversify the Black vote in America.