Concept information
Preferred term
African-American suffrage
Definition
- THE RIGHT TO vote was consistently denied to African Americans. In colonial times, the right to vote was limited to adult white males who owned property. [Source: Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior; African-American Suffrage]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/African-American_suffrage
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