Letter from the Alabama Male Association Opposed to Woman's Suffrage
9/23/1918
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Martin L. Calhoun, of the Alabama Male Association Opposed to Woman's Suffrage, sent this letter to Senator Duncan U. Fletcher opposing the proposed Susan B. Anthony Suffrage Amendment (the 19th Amendment). He wrote that each state should "be permitted to solve the issue for itself," and asks "in all seriousness – what will become of white supremacy in the grand old South?"
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This document was digitized by teachers in our Primarily Teaching 2017 summer workshop in Washington, D.C.
This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Senate.
National Archives Identifier: 74884173
Full Citation: Letter from the Alabama Male Association Opposed to Woman's Suffrage; 9/23/1918; Petitions and Memorials, Resolutions of State Legislatures, and Related Documents which were Presented, Read, or Tabled during the 65th Congress; (SEN64A-K11); Petitions and Related Documents That Were Presented, Read, or Tabled, 1789 - 1966; Records of the U.S. Senate, Record Group 46; National Archives Building, Washington, DC. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/alabama-opposition-suffrage, December 13, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
