"An Open Letter Addressed by Booker T. Washington of Tuskegee, Ala. to the Louisiana Constitutional Convention, February 19th, 1898."
In the letter Washington urges the Louisiana legislature not to adopt measures that would unfairly disenfranchise African Americans while allowing similarly unqualified white men to vote: "The Negro does not object to an educational or property test, but let the law be so clear that no one clo...
| Format: | Electronic |
|---|---|
| Published: |
Alabama Department of Archives and History
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/6606 |
| format |
Electronic |
|---|---|
| collection |
Alabama Textual Materials Collection |
| building |
Alabama Department of Archives and History |
| publisher |
Alabama Department of Archives and History |
| topic |
Alabama documents |
| spellingShingle |
Alabama documents "An Open Letter Addressed by Booker T. Washington of Tuskegee, Ala. to the Louisiana Constitutional Convention, February 19th, 1898." |
| fulltopic |
Alabama documents Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915; African Americans--Politics and government--Louisiana; Louisiana--Politics and government; Voter registration--Louisiana; Voting--Louisiana |
| description |
In the letter Washington urges the Louisiana legislature not to adopt measures that would unfairly disenfranchise African Americans while allowing similarly unqualified white men to vote: "The Negro does not object to an educational or property test, but let the law be so clear that no one clothed with State authority will be tempted to perjure and degrade himself, by putting one interpretation upon it for the white man and another for the black man." Louisiana passed a "grandfather clause" in 1898 that exempted men from literacy and property requirements if they (or their fathers or grandfathers) had been qualified to vote in 1867. |
| spelling |
Q0000070212 - Q0000070217Q70212 - Q70217"An Open Letter Addressed by Booker T. Washington of Tuskegee, Ala. to the Louisiana Constitutional Convention, February 19th, 1898."In the letter Washington urges the Louisiana legislature not to adopt measures that would unfairly disenfranchise African Americans while allowing similarly unqualified white men to vote: "The Negro does not object to an educational or property test, but let the law be so clear that no one clothed with State authority will be tempted to perjure and degrade himself, by putting one interpretation upon it for the white man and another for the black man." Louisiana passed a "grandfather clause" in 1898 that exempted men from literacy and property requirements if they (or their fathers or grandfathers) had been qualified to vote in 1867.1898 February 191898-02-191890-1899Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915; African Americans--Politics and government--Louisiana; Louisiana--Politics and government; Voter registration--Louisiana; Voting--LouisianaTextPamphletsAlabama pamphlets collectionLPR131, Box 12v10146Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.300 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/6606 |
| title |
"An Open Letter Addressed by Booker T. Washington of Tuskegee, Ala. to the Louisiana Constitutional Convention, February 19th, 1898." |
| titleStr |
"An Open Letter Addressed by Booker T. Washington of Tuskegee, Ala. to the Louisiana Constitutional Convention, February 19th, 1898." |
| url |
http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/6606 |
| id |
ADAHvoices6606 |
| thumbnail |
http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/utils/getthumbnail/collection/voices/id/6606 |
| _version_ |
1806566345814310913 |