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Voices in East Waco: ‘Voting became like a sacred privilege to me’
Cindy Culp visited the city of Waco’s Multi-Purpose Facility on Elm Avenue, where she talked to a couple voters.
Alex Williams, a member of the Waco Independent School board, said he votes in every election. He noted that when he graduated from Paul Quinn College — a historically black college that used to be located on land where the multi-purpose center now sits — he was not able to vote because of his race.
When Williams and other black Americans got the right to vote, “voting became like a sacred privilege to me,” he said. He went on to explain that because of that, he doesn’t tell people whom he votes for.
However, the 74-year-old, said the war, the economy and the price of oil are all issues of concern for him.
Flora Hampton, 46, said she voted for Obama and is hoping he will make a good president. Asked what her main concern is this election, Hampton, said it is the war.
“The war should never have been,” said Hampton, who does not work because of a disability. “All it’s doing is destroying stuff. And it’s costing too much money.”
Two Obama campaign workers were at the site to give people information about how to caucus.
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