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About this blog

This blog will discuss African American history, politics, and current events. And every so often I’ll add some information from the whileBlack Chronicles you might find interesting.

 

 I’ll begin with this thought. African Americans represent the ideal citizen in America. But we make the same mistake over and over. Any guess as to what that might be?

 

 

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African American Historical Fiction

The Vote

A brief history is in order. Black suffrage was a tool of white supremacy before the Civil War. During the 1860s, in a New York State election, people voted against black suffrage.  White behavior will make you go, hmmmmmm WTF. How many free Africans lived in NY in 1860? Out of a NYC population of 7,000,  1,600 were of African descent and most of them were slaves. I guess the thinking was “Shit, let the 100 black folks vote and they will take over everything and fuck it up for us.” The
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