Project Gutenberg 2010-02-20 Public domain in the USA. 57 Grimké, Archibald Henry 1849 1930 Grimke, Archibald Henry Grimké, Archibald H. 13018319 The Ballotless Victim of One-Party Governments The American Negro Academy, Occasional Papers No. 16 Produced by Suzanne Shell, Stephanie Eason, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. "The Ballotless Victim of One-Party Governments" by Archibald Henry Grimké is an insightful political address published in the early 20th century, specifically in 1913. This significant work delves into the systemic disenfranchisement of the African American community, particularly in the Southern United States, highlighting the stark contrast between the legal rights granted to Negro citizens and the harsh realities they face in society. The book serves as a critical examination of the struggles for civil rights and the persistent social injustices inflicted upon African Americans. In this address, Grimké articulates the severe ramifications of living in a one-party government where the Negro is deprived of the ballot, rendering him powerless in political matters. He discusses the historical context of the African American’s fight for rights, reflecting on the progress made since emancipation juxtaposed against the ongoing oppression faced in the South. Through a passionate discourse, Grimké underscores the importance of suffrage as a means of protecting the rights and dignity of African Americans while critiquing the complicity of both Northern and Southern whites in perpetuating racial discrimination. His call for political engagement and equal rights remains a poignant commentary on the struggles that are still relevant in discussions of race and democracy today. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en African Americans -- Suffrage African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc. E151 Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics 74311 74320 2024-09-13T09:22:34.993773 2023-09-14T03:55:15.822124 text/html text/html 70712 2010-02-20T09:34:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 29823 2010-02-20T09:34:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 96172 2024-09-13T09:22:38.334739 application/epub+zip 94741 2024-09-13T09:22:36.297720 application/epub+zip 90601 2024-09-13T09:22:35.482740 application/epub+zip 247889 2024-09-13T09:22:39.907729 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 238933 2024-09-13T09:22:37.797772 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 109282 2022-09-14T11:21:40.803001 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 67226 67122 2024-09-13T09:22:34.792767 2023-09-14T03:55:15.651127 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 67187 2010-02-20T09:34:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 24523 2010-02-20T09:34:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18796 2024-09-13T09:22:40.032775 application/rdf+xml 19978 2024-09-13T09:22:35.825746 image/jpeg 4449 2024-09-13T09:22:35.651799 image/jpeg 96576 2024-09-13T09:22:35.004770 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia