Equal Suffrage and the Negro Vote [broadside]
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Equal Suffrage and the Negro Vote [broadside]
Description
This broadside was issued by the Equal Suffrage League in about 1916.
Southern suffragists were forced to respond to anti-suffrage groups who argued that if African American women gained the right to vote, white supremacy would be threatened. Although some prominent suffragists claimed that their response was borne only out of expedience, and not principle, they nonetheless employed Jim Crow arguments by emphasizing the power of the literacy test and the poll tax.
Southern suffragists were forced to respond to anti-suffrage groups who argued that if African American women gained the right to vote, white supremacy would be threatened. Although some prominent suffragists claimed that their response was borne only out of expedience, and not principle, they nonetheless employed Jim Crow arguments by emphasizing the power of the literacy test and the poll tax.
Creator
Equal Suffrage League of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia
Source
Broadside Collection, Call Number 1916:1, Library of the Virginia Museum of History & Culture, Virginia Historical Society
Date
c. 1916
Contributor
Virginia Museum of History & Culture, Virginia Historical Society
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The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
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Acknowledgement of the Virginia Historical Society as a source is requested.
Notes
Learn more:
The Negro Vote in the South. A Southern Woman's Viewpoint, Social Welfare History Image Portal
The Negro Vote in the South. A Southern Woman's Viewpoint, Social Welfare History Image Portal
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Citation
Equal Suffrage League of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, “Equal Suffrage and the Negro Vote [broadside],” Social Welfare History Image Portal, accessed December 21, 2024, https://images.socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/items/show/455.