In False Promises, the fight for Black voting rights in Ohio comes alive through narratives of men of color who defied the state’s nineteenth-century restrictions on suffrage. Though ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment ostensibly extended the franchise, state election laws still forced men of color into a perilous struggle for full citizenship. Ric S. Sheffield depicts their courage and determination, revealing their humanity through stories of sacrifice, resistance, and hope.

Learn more about the book at https://www.ohioswallow.com/9780804012577/false-promises/ 

the key here is the difference between federal law and state law in the usa, which is grand. PEople , maybe even blacks, miscomprehended that federal law doesn't overcome state law in the usa in the province of state law.

@Ohio University Press Sheffield's Book has been added to AALBC:

 

False Promises: The Struggle for Black Voting Rights in 1800s Ohio by Ric S. Sheffield