Assembly Proposes an Amendment to Expand Voting Rights

Title

Assembly Proposes an Amendment to Expand Voting Rights

Description

The General Assembly proposes an amendment to the state constitution to remove the word “white” from the voter qualification section. This vote is ultimately postponed until May 1865.

Source

Matthew Warshaurer, Connecticut in the American Civil War: Slavery, Sacrifice, and Survival (Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 2012)

Date

1864

Contributor

dube_briana

Collection

Digital Windham

Citation

“Assembly Proposes an Amendment to Expand Voting Rights,” History Digitized, accessed October 24, 2024, https://easternct-digitalhistory.com/items/show/758.