The Weight of Complicity: By Any Means Explores the Brutalities of Racist Voter Suppression Elegance Bratton's drama, By Any Means, is a powerful exploration of the brutal realities faced by Black Americans in their pursuit of voting rights during the 1960s.
The film centers on Vernon Dahmer's murder and the subsequent investigation, but it also sheds light on the poll tax, a more insidious form of voter suppression.
In 1965, when the Voting Rights Act granted Black people the right to vote without restriction, southern states quickly introduced measures that effectively nullified this freedom.