Suffrage; Blacks; African-Americans; Politics and Government
Article advocating that suffrage for African-Americans is not a matter of political principle, but rather is a tool to bolster the Radical Republicans.
Racism; Civil Rights; Women's Suffrage; Women; African-Americans; Blacks; Little Rock (Ark.); Augusta (Ark.)
New York Times article describing debate within and between various Arkansas women's organizations, and how the attempt to gain female suffrage would be influenced by questions of race.
Civil Rights; Women's Suffrage; Voting Rights; Women
New York Times article highlighting legal rulings across the country pertaining to women's suffrage and the 19th Amendment. The second paragraph pertains to the Arkansas Attorney General rejecting Dr. Ida Joe Brooks's candidacy for state office.
Women; Suffrage; Ida Joe Brooks; Politics and Government
Article from the New York Times regarding Arkansas Attorney General John Arbuckle's ruling that even though women had the right to vote, they could not run for public office.