There was a period in our past when voting rights were reserved primarily for white male property owners. But during a long struggle the rights of the ballot were extended regardless of property ownership, race, or sex.
This lively program by Mike Dixon presents the history of the expansion of suffrage as it lays out arguments made by both sides in the hotly debated and often ridiculed subject. Particular attention can be paid to women’s suffrage, a time when Delaware was on the front line of the controversial debate.
This is a DHF Speakers Bureau presentation hosted by the Kirkwood Library. For additional program details, contact the library at 302-995-7663.
