Convicted for Voting
Suffragette Susan B. Anthony registered and voted in the election of 1872 in Rochester, New York. As planned, she was arrested for “knowingly, wrongfully and...
Extending the right to vote
Senate Joint Resolution 7 proposed an amendment to the Constitution that would extend the right to vote to citizens 18 years of age or older. Introduced on January...
In a democratic system, all must vote
Like Mrs. Bertram Jeffrey, many citizens called on Congress to pass the Voting Rights Act for the continuance of a true democratic system.
Literacy is essential
In 1965, some states required citizens to take literacy tests to register to vote. Charles Geiser wrote to House Judiciary Chairman, Emmanuel Celler, opposing the...
Marching for women’s right to vote
This photograph of the fourth annual suffrage parade in New York City in 1913 shows some of the march’s 10,000 participants. In the early 20th century, suffragists...
Petitioning to vote
On March 6, 1965, police attacked a peaceful march for voting rights in Selma, Alabama. Sixty African Americans were hospitalized. On March 15 President Johnson...
Reasons to vote No
The Business and Professional Men's Association of Alabama wrote to the House of Representatives with arguments on why the voting rights legislation should not be passed.