First colored voter
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- Created Date
- 1849; 1865
- Description
Although a majority of voters approved black suffrage in 1849, the right to vote was consistently denied to African Americans due to disputes over the wording of what constituted a majority. With the encouragement of abolitionist Sherman Booth, Ezekiel Gillespie attempted to vote in Milwaukee in 1865 and was refused. The case went quickly to the state Supreme Court to resolve the issue of African American suffrage, and the court voted unanimously in favor of Gillespie. This article, thought to have been written by Sherman Booth or with his assistance, reviews the history of the case and its outcome. Click "Zoom & Pan" to view it more closely, or scroll down to read an electronic text version.
- Creator
The Evening Wisconsin
- Partner
- Recollection Wisconsin
- Contributing Institution
- Wisconsin Historical Society
- Collection
- Microforms Room
The Evening Wisconsin - Publisher
- Wm. E. & Jno. F. Cramer
- Type
- text
- Language
- English
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- Chicago citation style
- The Evening Wisconsin. First colored voter. 1849; 1865. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/tp/id/63717. (Accessed March 29, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- The Evening Wisconsin, (1849; 1865) First colored voter. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/tp/id/63717
- MLA citation style
- The Evening Wisconsin. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/tp/id/63717>.