The Disfranchisement of the Negro

”The Disfranchisement of the Negro” by Charles W. Chesnutt (1903).

Chesnutt argues that the disfranchisement of African Americans is a violation of the U.S. Constitution, and goes into depth examining various laws promoting this disfranchisement, calling for political action.

Chesnutt condemns extra-judicial executions.

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