The Negro and the elective franchise. A series of papers and a sermon by Grimké et al.

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Author Grimké, Archibald Henry, 1849-1930
Author Cook, Charles C.
Author Grimké, Francis J. (Francis James), 1850-1937
Author Hope, John, 1868-1936
Author Love, John L.
Author Miller, Kelly, 1863-1939
Title The Negro and the elective franchise. A series of papers and a sermon
Series Title American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers, No. 11
Contents The meaning and need of the movement to reduce southern representation / A. H. Grimké -- The penning of the Negro; the Negro vote in the states of the revised constitutions / C. C. Cook -- The Negro vote in the states whose constitutions have not been specifically revised / J. Hope -- The potentiality of the Negro vote, North and West / John L. Love -- Migration and distribution of the Negro population, as affecting the elective franchise / Kelly Miller -- The Negro and his citizenship / F. J. Grimké.
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Summary "The Negro and the Elective Franchise: A Series of Papers and a Sermon" by Archibald H. Grimké and others is a collection of essays and discussions centered around the political rights of African Americans, specifically focusing on their right to vote, written in the early 20th century. The texts reflect on historical injustices stemming from the U.S. Constitution and the systemic efforts to disfranchise Black voters in the Southern states following the Civil War and Reconstruction era. The work serves as a critical examination of the obstacles faced by Black citizens in exercising their electoral rights as well as the political dynamics between the North and South. The opening of the work presents a comprehensive analysis of the electoral representation of Black Americans, particularly highlighting the impact of the three-fifths compromise and subsequent legislation that sought to reduce their political power. Grimké details how Southern states have systematically suppressed the Negro vote, employing manipulative legal barriers that allow them to count African Americans in their population while simultaneously denying them the right to vote. Furthermore, he warns that this erosion of democratic rights not only harms Black citizens but also undermines the integrity and future of American democracy as a whole. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class E151: History: America: United States
Subject African Americans -- Suffrage
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