Things are compared with other things to:
1. give them a deeper meaning
2. explainations
3. To show similarites
hmmm... I guess happy? am I right?
I think the first quote best develops the central idea that African Americans have been intentionally block from voting in election.
"Every device of which human ingenuity is capable, has been used to deny this right."
Meaning that every device humans have have been used to deny the right to vote in elections.
