Twitter is praising 'Black-ish' election special's 'informative history lesson' on voting

'Black-ish' aired a one-hour "Election Special," during which Junior (Marcus Scribner), who is finally old enough to vote in his first presidential election, quickly learns that the voting system is not quite set up in his favor. "Everything I've been taught about the promise of this country is a lie. From the founding, to the way that the electoral college disenfranchises people, to the way that even when we got the right to vote we had to pass all these crazy tests. Every time we have earned the right to vote, they have figured out some way to claw it back from us," Junior tells his father Dre (Anthony Anderson). Following his revelation, Junior goes on an internet search for answers, which basically turns into an informative history lesson for 'Black-ish' viewers, as he watches several episodes on the topic of voting, the highlights of which included "Democracy in Jeopardy," a game show hosted by Anderson, and Tracee Ellis Ross portraying the Voting Rights Act of 1965 as a talk show guest throughout history. 'Black-ish' viewers were busy on social media Sunday night during the episode, as they took to Twitter to praise the sitcom's "informative history lesson" on voting. Ultimately, when Junior admitted to his father that he was ready to give up on voting, Dre explained to his son that that's exactly what the system was designed to do, and the best way to stop voter suppression is to simply get out and vote.

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- Everything I have been taught about the promise of this country is a lie, from founding, to the way that the electoral college disenfranchises people, to the way that even when we got the right to vote, we had to pass all these crazy tests. Every time we have earned the right to vote, they have figured out some way to claw it back from us.

- On Sunday night "Black-ish" aired a one-hour election special during which Junior, who is finally old enough to vote in his first presidential election, quickly learned that the voting system is not quite set up in his favor.

- Junior had come to the end of his search and found the worst possible thing, the truth. America hasn't wanted Black people to vote since the day this country became a country. He learned that the system isn't broken. It's working exactly how it was designed.

- Junior's internet search for answers basically turned into an informative history lesson for "Black-ish" viewers.

- Who votes to determine the winner of a presidential election?

- The American people.

- The. Illuminati.

- The electoral college.

- Good for you.

- Floyd fans were loving. They particularly loved Tracee Ellis Ross portraying the Voting Rights Act of 1965 as a talk show guest throughout history.

- For almost 50 years, I kept problem states from discouraging Black and minority voters. And then the court turned around and ripped out my Section 5.

- One person tweeted, "The voting episode of "Black-ish" needs to replay once a week until the elections." While another shared, "They should show this episode of "Black-ish" in schools."

And ultimately, Dre, played by Anthony Anderson, explained to his son that the best way to stop voter suppression is to simply vote.

- The only time that things changed in this country is when people did whatever it takes to make their voices count. You have to vote, son. I know it may sound hopeless, but that's what they want you to believe to keep you from participating. But the ballot is the best weapon we have.

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