Asked by Brian Caprino on Sep 30, 2024

Which of the following statements about black female suffrage is LEAST accurate?

A) Even before the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment,black women could vote in some northern states.
B) Finding strength in numbers,national suffragist organizations like NAWSA welcomed black women into their ranks.
C) After the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment,black women in southern states found that their right to vote was still denied.
D) Without abandoning the struggle against racial discrimination,black women in the early twentieth century also publicly protested against the disenfranchisement of women.

Black Female Suffrage

The right of Black women to vote, a milestone achieved through the broader women's suffrage movement and civil rights struggles.

Nineteenth Amendment

The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution granted women the right to vote, officially becoming law in 1920.

Disenfranchisement

The revocation of the right to vote from a person or group.

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