In its earliest days, colonial Virginia created barriers to voting for those deemed unworthy of the franchise. Today's The UncommonWealth looks at those impediments and the men and women who dared to challenge them. https://uncommonwealth.virginiamemory.com/blog/2020/09/09/on-account-of-race-disenfranchisement-of-black-voters-in-virginia/ *Vincent T. Brooks* Senior Local Records Archivist Library of Virginia 800 East Broad St. Richmond, VA 23219 804-692-3525 Fax 804-692-2277 *The Uncommonwealth* <https://uncommonwealth.virginiamemory.com/> ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at https://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html This list is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
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