Frank Jackson Publishes a Response on May 13, 1992
In response to the April 22 letter from Assistant District Attorney McCaig, Frank Jackson rebukes the investigation into voter fraud. The PV 19, he argues, were victims of not only inefficient election administrators, but also a vindictive assistant district attorney, inept mail services, and remiss deputy voter registrars.
Published in the Waller County News-Citizen, Frank Jackson’s rebuttal reframes the PV 19 controversy as part of a deeper historical struggle over citizenship and belonging, rejecting claims that they were transient or illegitimate voters. His defense exposes how local power structures mobilized legal and rhetorical strategies to police Black political participation. By invoking history, morality, and democratic ideals, the piece reveals the stakes of the moment: not simply a legal dispute, but a contest over who counts as a full participant in American democracy. Titled simply, “My Turn…,” it slams both ADA McCaig and newspaper columnist Mary G. Levy for using their positions of authority to exacerbate racial tensions in Waller County.
