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I'm not naïve enough to ignore efforts by whites, in places like Ga, TX and Fla, to overtly keep polling places closed to black. However, it's not unique to the South. Kansas did a superb job. The current Ohio governor seems a nice guy, but the gop suppressed voting in Clev and esp Akron.
However, it's not irrational to oppose minority set aside districts. Nixon (and esp Reagan) tapped into that as well as simple bigotry
Voter suppression, through strict id requirements, closing poling places, reducing hours in certain areas, restricting voter registration efforts, disenfranchising college students who tend to vote Dem, from voting in their area of residence and reducing early voting is the Republican's current "Southern Strategy".