Speeches at the Constitutional Convention / With the Right of Suffrage Passed by the Constitutional Convention
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The pamphlet assembles selected constitutional provisions, a proposed plan of suffrage, and speeches delivered by a Black delegate defending universal male voting rights without racial distinction, alongside contemporary editorials and congratulatory letters. It presents the delegate's arguments against measures designed to disfranchise Black voters, invokes historical context and instances of violent suppression, critiques discriminatory registration practices, and calls for fair elections and legal safeguards for electors. The reproduced suffrage clauses specify voter eligibility, residency and disqualification rules, ballot procedures, and election administration as debated at the convention.
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