A Brief History of Black People and U.S. Presidential Elections Since 1968

“…Someday We Will All Be Free” — Donnie Hathaway

The Rev. Ralph Abernathy and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. sitting on a church bench during the Freedom Rider crisis in May 1961. | Photo Credit: Paul Schutze/Getty Images

Where do we go from here, Dr. King asked in 1967? His message had changed slightly from his 1963 message — Why We Can’t Wait?

That was before the Civil Rights Acts were enacted. Before the death of Malcolm X and King. Before a policy…