Digges Amendment
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title:
Digges Amendment
text:
The Digges Amendment was an amendment to the Maryland Constitution, proposed in 1910, to curtail the Fifteen Amendment of the United States Constitution and disenfranchise black voters in the state with the use of a property requirement. It was an initiative by the predominately white conservative Democratic Party members in the state. The amendment was drafted by Democratic state delegate Walter Digges and co-sponsored by state senator William J. Frere. The proposal was passed by the Democratic
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description:
Failed Maryland state constitutional amendment
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digges_Amendment
date created:
2003-03-27T22:06:19Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T20:54:48Z
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