Discover the often-overlooked contributions of Black women to the suffrage movement, highlighting their activism and efforts for equal rights.

Born into enslavement in Tennessee, Gillespie resettled in Milwaukee by the mid-1850s and challenged local officials who ...

Black women were an important part of the growing women suffrage movement in the late 19th and early 20th century. In 1913 in advance of a women’s parade to advocate for the amendment and ratification ...

Reconstruction Acts passed after the war called for Black suffrage in the Southern states, but many felt the approach unfair. The Acts did not apply to the North. And in 1868, 11 of the 21 ...

Here are more facts about her. Some Black suffragists may not be as well known as their white counterparts in the movement, but they made an indelible impact on history. You may not have heard of ...

However, many Northerners continued to oppose black suffrage in principle, and fears of a political backlash led the committee to abandon the issue before the proposed amendment came to the floor.

The event will include an art exhibit featuring work by Black, Indigenous and other people of color and a vocal jazz ...

So far as an active affiliation on the part of the suffragists with the Socialists is concerned, I feel that the real meaning of my former communication was not understood. View Full Article in ...

When we started this project, our goal was to bring the suffrage experience to life by transforming grainy, flickering, black-and-white footage into a viewing experience on par with modern cinema.