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Missing from History: Black Suffragists and the Right to Vote

Presented by The City Club of Cleveland at Online/Virtual Space

Apr 16 2021
Missing from History: Black Suffragists and the Right to Vote

Paula J. Giddings, the Elizabeth A. Woodson 1922 Professor Emerita of Africana Studies at Smith College, discusses the 19th Amendment.

Last year, the United States commemorates the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment. Women and men of all races, ethnicities, and identities fought for—and against—women’s right to vote. The national movement that led to the women’s right to vote is not only a story about women’s rights, but is also an American story of race, class, citizenship, gender, immigration, political identity, and values.

It’s a story that continues today. Black women are now the largest ... view more »

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