Bloody Ballot Boxers

If you think the attack ads of the 2010 election have been rough, just think back to what happened during some of the first elections in this country, when just casting a ballot could invite an actual violent attack. In 2008, New Yorker contributor Jill Lepore wrote on the history of voting in America.

When Voting In The U.S. Was Dangerous Audio Embed: BBC, PRI & WBUR's Here & Now 11/02/10, Host: Robin Young.