The 19th Amendment, ratified a century ago on Aug. 18, 1920, is often hailed for granting American women the right to vote. And yet most Black women would wait nearly five decades more to actually exercise that right. As the centennial of that Constitutional landmark arrives amid weeks of Black Lives Matter protests that have called for greater recognition of Black women’s contributions to society, historian Martha S.
‘it’s A Struggle They Will Wage Alone.’ How Black Women Earned The Right To Vote
Olivia B. Waxman, Time: Politics
Fri, 08/14/2020 - 9:00am
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