Since the earliest days of the American democratic experiment, property ownership and political representation have been closely linked. After independence, the federal government established no uniform standard for voting qualifications. 13 states. 13 sets of exclusions and regulations. Black men, free or enslaved, were barred from voting under the original constitutions of Virginia, Georgia and…
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