Race Distinctions in American Law

Name: Race Distinctions in American Law
Author: Stephenson, Gilbert Thomas

Stephenson, Gilbert Thomas

African Americans -- Politics and government; Law -- United States -- History; United States -- Race relations

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                                 NOTES

Footnote 661:

  The following table, giving the dates of the Constitutions of the
  various States and the Organic Laws of the Territories with the
  sections referring to suffrage, up to and including 1865, indicates
  the extent to which suffrage was restricted to white people before and
  at that date. “White,” “white freeman,” “free white,” etc., mean that
  only white persons or white freemen or free white persons had the
  elective franchise. Where the suffrage is given to male “citizens” or
  “inhabitants” whether Negroes were included depends upon whether they
  were treated in those States as “citizens” or “inhabitants.”

 Alabama,       Const.,  1819,   art.   III, sec.  5 White.

                Const.,  1865,   art.  VIII, sec.  1 White.

 Arkansas,      Const.,  1836,   art.    IV, sec.  2 Free white.

                Const.,  1864,   art.    IV, sec.  2 Free white.

 California,    Const.,  1849,   art.    II, sec.  2 White.

 Colorado,       Ter.    1861,               sec.  5 Free white.
                Govt.,

 Connecticut,   Const.,  1818,   art.    VI, sec.  2 White.

                Amend.,  1845,   art.  VIII, sec.

 Delaware,      Const.,  1792,   art.    IV, sec.  1 Free white.

                Const.,  1831,   art.    IV, sec.  1 Free white.

 Florida,        Ter.    1822,               sec. 11 Free white.
                Govt.,

                Const.,  1838,   art.    VI, sec.  1 Free white.

                Const.,  1865,   art.    VI, sec.  1 Free white.

 Georgia,       Const.,  1777,   art.    IX,         White.

                Const.,  1789,   art.    IV, sec.  1 Citizens and
                                                       inhabitants.

                Const.,  1798,   art.    IV, sec.  1 Citizens and
                                                       inhabitants.

                Const.,  1865,   art.     V, sec.  1 Free white.

 Illinois,      Const.,  1818,   art.    II, sec. 27 White.

                Const.,  1848,   art.    VI, sec.  1 White.

 Indiana,       Const.,  1816,   art.    VI, sec.  1 White.

                Const.,  1851,   art.    II, sec.  2 White.

 Iowa,           Ter.    1838,               sec.  5 Free white.
                Govt.,

                Const.,  1846,   art.    II, sec.  1 White.

                Const.,  1857,   art.    II, sec.  1 White.

 Kansas,         Ter.    1854,               sec.  5 Free white.
                Govt.,

                Const.,  1855,   art.    II, sec.  2 White.

                Const.,  1857,   art.  VIII, sec.  1 Citizens.

                Const.,  1858,   art.    II, sec.  1 Citizens.

                Const.,  1859,   art.     V, sec.  1 White.

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Race Distinctions in American Law

Stephenson, Gilbert Thomas

African Americans -- Politics and government; Law -- United States -- History; United States -- Race relations

Porto Rico[723]   │             │Insane.      │Unpardoned   │            │
                   │             │             │felons.      │            │
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                                 NOTES

Footnote 661:

  The following table, giving the dates of the Constitutions of the
  various States and the Organic Laws of the Territories with the
  sections referring to suffrage, up to and including 1865, indicates
  the extent to which suffrage was restricted to white people before and
  at that date. “White,” “white freeman,” “free white,” etc., mean that
  only white persons or white freemen or free white persons had the
  elective franchise. Where the suffrage is given to male “citizens” or
  “inhabitants” whether Negroes were included depends upon whether they
  were treated in those States as “citizens” or “inhabitants.”

 Alabama,       Const.,  1819,   art.   III, sec.  5 White.

                Const.,  1865,   art.  VIII, sec.  1 White.

 Arkansas,      Const.,  1836,   art.    IV, sec.  2 Free white.

                Const.,  1864,   art.    IV, sec.  2 Free white.

 California,    Const.,  1849,   art.    II, sec.  2 White.

 Colorado,       Ter.    1861,               sec.  5 Free white.
                Govt.,

 Connecticut,   Const.,  1818,   art.    VI, sec.  2 White.

                Amend.,  1845,   art.  VIII, sec.

 Delaware,      Const.,  1792,   art.    IV, sec.  1 Free white.

                Const.,  1831,   art.    IV, sec.  1 Free white.

 Florida,        Ter.    1822,               sec. 11 Free white.
                Govt.,

                Const.,  1838,   art.    VI, sec.  1 Free white.

                Const.,  1865,   art.    VI, sec.  1 Free white.

 Georgia,       Const.,  1777,   art.    IX,         White.

                Const.,  1789,   art.    IV, sec.  1 Citizens and
                                                       inhabitants.

                Const.,  1798,   art.    IV, sec.  1 Citizens and
                                                       inhabitants.

                Const.,  1865,   art.     V, sec.  1 Free white.

 Illinois,      Const.,  1818,   art.    II, sec. 27 White.

                Const.,  1848,   art.    VI, sec.  1 White.

 Indiana,       Const.,  1816,   art.    VI, sec.  1 White.

                Const.,  1851,   art.    II, sec.  2 White.

 Iowa,           Ter.    1838,               sec.  5 Free white.
                Govt.,

                Const.,  1846,   art.    II, sec.  1 White.

                Const.,  1857,   art.    II, sec.  1 White.

 Kansas,         Ter.    1854,               sec.  5 Free white.
                Govt.,

                Const.,  1855,   art.    II, sec.  2 White.

                Const.,  1857,   art.  VIII, sec.  1 Citizens.

                Const.,  1858,   art.    II, sec.  1 Citizens.

                Const.,  1859,   art.     V, sec.  1 White.

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