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This article in the Wyandotte Gazette responds to the Kansas Democrat's claim that Republicans want to disfranchise black voters. According to the unnamed author of this Republican newspaper, Southern whites have disfranchised blacks, while Republicans are making good on their pledge to aid freed slaves. The article also refers to the "three-fifths" clause in the U.S. Constitution. The Kansas Democrat was published in Topeka, Shawnee County.
Creator: Wyandotte Gazette
Date: October 31, 1879
This document serves as a clear example of the tensions between Democrats and Republicans on this issue of black voting. It is one of the only sources selected for this standard that refers directly to disfranchisement.
KS:7th:3.5:Exodusters (2005)
Item Number: 210620
Call Number: Microfilm: K84
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 210620
Collections - Library
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1860s to 1870s (Benchmark 3) - Exodusters (Indicator 5) - Jim Crow laws in the South
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1860s to 1870s (Benchmark 3) - Exodusters (Indicator 5) - Reasons behind emigration
Date - 1870s - 1879
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Democrat
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Republican
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Suffrage - Blacks
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Newspaper - clipping
People - African Americans - Discrimination
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Cities and towns - Wyandotte
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Places - Counties - Wyandotte
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Newspapers - Clippings
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