The end of the civil rights movement

Take a guess at the outrage detailed in this Opinion Journal article “Resurrecting Jim Crow for political gain”:

When the bill passed the Georgia House in March, black legislators sang slave songs and one even slammed a prisoner's shackles on the desk of the sponsor.

What great transgression of human bondage was perpetuated in the heart of Dixie? To combat voter fraud, the Georgia legislature passed a bill requiring identification before voting. That’s it. Even Juan Williams was aghast:

Juan Williams, a National Public Radio correspondent and author of "Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years," is "stunned" by such vituperation. He told Fox News that it is "reacting to devils that have been slain 40 years ago." He says that "in service to having no fraud elections, I think you could say to people, go and get a legitimate ID. I don't think that's too much to ask."

It’s not exactly “Mississippi Burning.” NASCAR is probably next on the list of violations against civil rights. Meanwhile, the NAACP conspires to keep minorities in rotten schools and burdened with payroll taxes they could invest with genuine Social Security reform. It’s no wonder that younger blacks are taking a second look at conservative policies and the Republican Party.