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Domestic News
June 28, 1902
The Osceola Times
Osceola, Mississippi County, Arkansas
What is this article about?
In an Alabama county, the new election law reduced voter registration from around 6,000 to 1,200, with only one Black voter registered, disfranchising about 2,000 white people due to educational qualifications that affect both races. Quoted from Little Rock Democrat.
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The New Election Law.
In one county in Alabama where the total vote has been in the neighborhood of 6,000 the total registration under the new law is 1,200, and of this number there is only one negro. It is said 2,000 white people are disfranchised in that county by the new law. An educational qualification cannot be said to apply solely to the colored vote. Every one knows that even in this State there are hundreds of white citizens in every county who could not explain the constitution or even read it intelligently. So in adopting such a qualification we must calculate upon disfranchising a certain per cent of the white population. — Little Rock Democrat.
In one county in Alabama where the total vote has been in the neighborhood of 6,000 the total registration under the new law is 1,200, and of this number there is only one negro. It is said 2,000 white people are disfranchised in that county by the new law. An educational qualification cannot be said to apply solely to the colored vote. Every one knows that even in this State there are hundreds of white citizens in every county who could not explain the constitution or even read it intelligently. So in adopting such a qualification we must calculate upon disfranchising a certain per cent of the white population. — Little Rock Democrat.
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Election Law
Voter Registration
Disfranchisement
Alabama
Educational Qualification
Where did it happen?
Alabama
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Alabama
Outcome
total registration reduced to 1,200 from ~6,000 votes; only one negro registered; ~2,000 white people disfranchised.
Event Details
New election law in one Alabama county results in low registration, primarily affecting white voters due to educational qualifications, not solely colored vote.