Among the millions of voters casting ballots in Tuesday's election was 99 year-old Dr. Robert Smith Junior of Jackson, Mississppi.
The son of a sharecropper waited with his son to submit an absentee ballot, recalling a time when he couldn't even vote as a black American.
ELECTION WAS 99 YEAR-OLD DR.ROBERT SMITH JUNIOR OF JACKSON,MISSISSPPI.THE SON OF A SHARECROPPERWAITED WITH HIS SON TO SUBMITAN ABSENTEE BALLOT, RECALLING ATIME WHEN HE COULDN'T EVEN VOTEAS A BLACK AMERICAN.SMITH - A WORLD WAR TWO VETERAN- SAYS VOTING IS AN EXPERIENCETHAT EVERY AMERICAN CITIZENSHOULD HAVE.THANK YOU FOR MAKING US A PARTOF YOUR DAY.REMEMBER..WE'RE ALWAYS ON AT KTNV.COM..