Existing comment:
"Because White Supremacy must be maintained"
Many anti-suffragists opposed a woman suffrage amendment because they believed it was a state's right to determine voter qualifications. Southern anti-suffragists further feared that giving women the right to vote under the Constitution would undermine white supremacy and efforts to prevent African American men from voting. This postcard lists some of the ways that anti-suffragists feared woman suffrage would threaten white supremacy. |