In South Carolina, racism is still a big issue, in politics, and in everyday life. South Carolina's State House still flies a Confederate flag outside, though it used to fly right on top of the State House dome. This issue has affected many different elections and continues to be a contentious one. But some black voters in South Carolina say that the state and the Republican party are being racist, and they're not being subtle. South Carolina recently tried to enact a law requiring voters to show a valid DMV issued photo identification at the polls but according to Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez "there are 81,938 minority citizens who are already registered to vote and who lack DMV-issued identification," which means that this law would make it difficult or impossible for them to vote. In December, the Department of Justice prevented the law from going into effect on those very grounds. 27.9% of South Carolina residents were black according to the 2010 U.S. Census.
These laws are reminiscent of black codes from the reconstruction era
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