https://padlet.com/powersh/5z6vd40cbtm1 en-us 2017-03-01 22:33:29 UTC 2023-03-02 06:03:06 UTC hello@padlet.com powersh https://padlet.com/powersh/5z6vd40cbtm1/wish/157201626 In the article 'Negro Equality in Connecticut' from The Ashland Union newspaper states that the House of Representatives passed a bill allowing all free negroes to vote in the state of Connecticut. Every Black Republican voted for it and every  Democrat voted against it. During this time, Lincoln and Douglas were the two candidates of The Great Debate of 1858. Lincoln was a Radical Republican and Douglas was a Democrat. The Radical Republicans were in favor for African American vote because Lincoln was in favor for abolishing slavery. At the time the bill was passed, James Buchanan was the current president and he was a Democrat. Shortly after, Buchanan's presidency ended when Abe Lincoln won the Republican Party. Lincoln wanted to abolish slavery because he believed every black man had the same amount of equal rights as a white man. Because of this, African Americans had the right to vote in the northern states. A freed slave who just escaped from a plantation was allowed to vote immediately in the state of Connecticut, but any foreigners that attempted to enter have to live in the state of CT for at least twenty one years before being allowed to vote. I believe that this new amendment to the United States constitution is fare and gives every man (white or black) the right to vote in the New England states. Freed black men were always allowed to vote in the state of CT but this bill was passed to keep it permanent in this specific New England state. Blacks being allowed to vote in the North  gave them a sense of freedom and acceptance. We have to keep in mind that the black Southerners could not practice the right to vote during this time. The Voting Rights act did not pass until 1965 so for almost 107 years, southern African Americans could not practice the right to vote. Because of this, I'm sure the northern states felt a sense of superiority over the southern states because they could practice the 15th amendment before it was established. The north benefited greatly from the recently passed bill but unfortunately the southerners were still slaves with little to no freedom and no ability to vote. You're probably wondering why the southerners did not attempt or make an effort to migrate to the north but its because of the strict Reconstruction policies that didn't allow them to. It's amazing to me that the government was slowly making progress to allow all males to vote no matter their race during the midst of The Civil War and the slavery issue would slowly become abolished once Lincoln became president. Personally, living in the New England states would be ideal during the mid 1800's because slavery wasn't as big as it was in the south. As a foreigner and becoming an instate resident for twenty one years is fare game if you ask me. This exception to foreigners gave the freed blacks a higher priority to voting rights because they were already exisiting residents in the state of Connecticut. ]]> 2017-03-01 23:25:32 UTC https://padlet.com/powersh/5z6vd40cbtm1/wish/157201626 jata https://padlet.com/powersh/5z6vd40cbtm1/wish/157373455 In society today, democrats are known for being community oriented, while republicans are more about individual needs.  In the year of 1858, the senatorial candidates were Lincoln, who was running for the Republican Party, and Douglas, who was running for the Democratic Party.  According to the documentary, Lincoln was advocating that he wanted to abolish slavery (1:28).  He supported equality.  Lincoln said, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.”  In other words, the issue of slavery was tearing apart the country.  Douglas believed that it was up to the state to decide their position on slavery (1:10).  He said, “each state should mind their own business and leave its neighbors alone (3:26).”  A point Lincoln had made was how could Douglas promote having a right to do something that is wrong.  Douglas is giving states the right, the power, to implement slavery.  This shows that to some degree Douglas, the democratic candidate, accepted slavery.  The president of that time, James Buchanan, who was a democrat, thought slavery was morally wrong, yet believed it was protected by the constitution.  He just tried to keep peace between both pro and anti slavery sides.  Douglas and Buchanan both did not have a strong stance in opposing slavery.  In 1858, The House of Representatives in Connecticut passed a bill amending the State Constitution to allow negroes to vote. Every black Republican voted to pass the bill and every Democrat voted against it.  This is because the Republican views, in this case Lincolns, promoted peace by putting an end to slavery.  In 1860 Lincoln became president.  ]]> 2017-03-02 15:58:41 UTC https://padlet.com/powersh/5z6vd40cbtm1/wish/157373455 LoganMensch https://padlet.com/powersh/5z6vd40cbtm1/wish/157420284  In 1858, Connecticut's House of Representatives passed a bill that amended African-Americans' rights to vote.  In doing this, it solidified Connecticut's status as a state that never barred African-Americans from voting, just like its neighbors Massachusetts, Vermont, and New Hampshire. Connecticut's ways of handling the issue was not the norm, as many states spanning the U.S prohibited free black men from voting.  The southern states of South Carolina, Virginia, and Georgia outlawed black voting when they were founded as original colonies. Moving north, Ohio made sure that only white men were allowed to vote when it became a state, contrary to the New England states and Connecticut.  Connecticut had not allowed women to vote though, unlike New Jersey which was farther down on the map.  New Jersey allowed men and women, white and black, to vote up until 1807 when the state developed a new constitution outlawing black and women voting, this lead to New York doing the same thing.  Fifteen years later, Connecticut's New England neighbor, Rhode Island, outlawed black voting after forty-six years.  Down south in slave states such as Louisiana, Mississippi, and Missouri, the idea of black people voting was not even on their spectrum.  Although nearby Tennessee allowed blacks to vote when they first joined the Union, it took thirty-eight years for them to outlaw black voters, just like the other Southern states.  Connecticut and other New England states were a safe haven of sorts for African-Americans. Living in the North meant freedom, it is a great thing for the history of America and for the history of Connecticut that it never outlawed black voting, and although still loaded with bigotry and racism, still allowed black people to vote. The state government did what was correct.  ]]> 2017-03-02 17:53:25 UTC https://padlet.com/powersh/5z6vd40cbtm1/wish/157420284 powersh https://padlet.com/powersh/5z6vd40cbtm1/wish/157496537 Hannah Powers, Kassi Jata, Logan Mensch
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