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Editor's note: Photo editor Danielle Scruggs spent Tuesday afternoon on Chicago's west side, in black neighborhoods like Austin and North Lawndale and in Latino neighborhoods like Little Village. She talked to residents about their hopes and fears for the election. Here's her photo dispatch.
Poll watcher Terry Kyles: "Two hundred people in the neighborhood came out to vote…Extraordinary." #PrimaryDay pic.twitter.com/P7T57mp0F1
— Danielle A. Scruggs (@dascruggs) March 16, 2016
Austin resident Robert Perkins: "What motivates me to keep voting is staying true to what I believe in." #PrimaryDay pic.twitter.com/cIKvaJPYiq
— Danielle A. Scruggs (@dascruggs) March 16, 2016
Harold Tucker (left), former election judge and Rev. James Coleman, a volunteer with the Illinois Alliance. pic.twitter.com/J1GDecNmrC
— Danielle A. Scruggs (@dascruggs) March 16, 2016
Harold Tucker, former election judge and Austin resident shows off his ballot receipt. #PrimaryDay pic.twitter.com/1VkikNKJfQ
— Danielle A. Scruggs (@dascruggs) March 16, 2016
Poll watcher/election judge Princess Brown. "All we can do is to keep trying until we get it right." #PrimaryDay pic.twitter.com/eApjMlb5cs
— Danielle A. Scruggs (@dascruggs) March 16, 2016
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