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Suffrage Proposal and Speech
- When
- 1850-10-28
- Where
- Indianapolis, Indiana (convention venue not specified for this session)
May proposed amendments to allow committee restrictions on African American voters, enabling a speech criticizing delegates' hypocritical racial attitudes.
On October 28, 1850, the convention took up petitions on behalf of African American rights. May proposed amending George Berry's amendment to allow the committee to propose restrictions and qualifications on African American voters. This allowed May to launch into a speech ridiculing the hypocritical attitudes of most delegates on racial questions.
Sources
- Edward Ralph May Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-01
- Constitution of Indiana Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-22
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