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In the midterm elections, especially down South, black voter turnout is everything.

Though both Republicans and Democrats would like to pick up the black vote, Republicans aren’t counting on it.

Democrats, as usual are counting on it, big time!

From Arkansas to Georgia to Louisiana to North Carolina, candidates and their surrogates are pulling no punches trying to appeal to black voters.

In Georgia, liberal groups sent out flyers with photos of black kids holding signs that say “don’t shoot.”

The title above the poster reads, “If you want to prevent another Ferguson in their future – vote.”

In North Carolina, a radio ad targeted black voters by referencing the killing of Trayvon Martin.

Some flyers sent to the homes of African Americans even feature photos of lynchings and hangings.

Read more of this story at blackamericaweb.com