2013 north carolina republicans pass one draconian voter id laws country prevent minorities exercise right participate democratic process.critics warn remind state south enact literacy test keep black people vote jim crow era.well look like test returning.when rudy ravindra wife attempt vote recent north carolina primary asian-american couple actually force take spell test poll workers clearly want reason prevent voting.ravindra describe horrific treatment op-ed raleigh news observer start moment hand driver license poll worker refer hw give driver license poll worker hw ravindra write keep face order spell name although go rudy legal name rudravajhala order save time request hw look id bark get ta spell take deep breath begin r-u-d- repeat type letter type instead correct dog farce go time make mistake patiently correct meanwhile voters adjacent line come go briskly heave sigh relief hw finally enter mouthful name computer peer monitor pronounce try get right.he ask address repeat address poll worker ravindra declare perfect voter allow cast ballot.poll workers allow test voters poll worker north carolina seem think state return days jim crow entitle demand ravindra jump illegal hoop exercise right vote.when ravindra bring wife cast ballot late different poll worker conduct exact test even though white voters able come go please without deal harassment two caucasian friends live different areas town vote different poll place ravindra report contrast humiliate experience however pass spell test cursory glance ids allow vote knowledge ravidra wife felt discriminate especially since rise donald trump cause overwhelm suspicion hatred people foreign-sounding name wife help feel single poll workers could simply look ids save lot time sea white face poll station wife brown-skinned individuals also lead us suspect victims racial prejudice days trumpism shameless xenophobia assort phobias blame paranoid ravindra contact state board elections whose director apologize couple go confirm poll workers suppose look id suppose force people color pass spell test order vote final analysis ravindra conclude bad law subject over-interpretation overzealous possibly rogue officials clearly jim crow still alive well red state particularly embarrass north carolina citizens long ago live thrive blue state cusp achieve true progress far days slave state confederacy.featured image think progress north carolina poll workers force asian couple take spell test order vote