Courtesy of Library of Congress, "What A Colored Man Should Do To Vote," E.A. Wright, 1900
Description
"What a Colored Man Should Do To Vote" was a pamphlet from 1900 that explained what discriminatory restrictions were being implemented against African Americans when they attempted to vote in the states listed. Most of the states in the pamphlet are in the South and had been part of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
Full Transcript of the Virginia Pamphlet
Transcribed Excerpt from the Virginia Pamphlet
Source-Dependent Questions
- What were some of the requirements African Americans would need to meet to vote in Virginia?
- Why were these requirements difficult to meet for someone who was African American in the South after the end of enslavement?
- Why would this push African Americans to feel the need to migrate to a northern state?
Citation Information
"What A Colored Man Should Do To Vote," E.A. Wright, 1900. Courtesy of Library of Congress