Tag: American Equal Rights Association
Posted inBlack Experience, Black History, Stacy M. Brown, Women's Suffrage Movement

The Dissolution of the AERA and its Effect on the Suffrage Movement

Stacey Brown photo by Stacy M. Brown

One hundred and fifty years ago, the American Equal Rights Association (AERA) reportedly was wrecked by disagreements over the 14th Amendment and the question of whether to support the proposed 15th Amendment which would enfranchise Black American males while avoiding the question of woman suffrage.

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