Project Gutenberg 2010-02-21 Public domain in the USA. 190 Love, John L. 09021947 The Disfranchisement of the Negro The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers No. 6 Produced by Suzanne Shell, Stephanie Eason, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. "The Disfranchisement of the Negro" by John L. Love is a political treatise written in the late 19th century, specifically published in 1899. This book serves as a critical examination of the legal, social, and political barriers that systematically disenfranchise African Americans in the post-Reconstruction South. Through passionate rhetoric and historical analysis, Love sheds light on the persistent struggles faced by the Negro population in their quest for political equality and civil rights. In this work, Love discusses the historical context leading to the disenfranchisement of Black Americans, emphasizing how the legacy of slavery and racism continues to manifest in the legal frameworks of southern states. He details the various laws and constitutional amendments designed to suppress Negro voting rights, employing case studies from states like Mississippi and South Carolina to illustrate the calculated efforts by white political elites to maintain control and perpetuate inequality. Love argues that this assault on political rights is not merely a reactionary measure but reflects a deeper animus rooted in the past, posing a profound threat to the fabric of democracy itself. Ultimately, he appeals for recognition and action against these injustices, positioning the rights of the Negro as essential to the nation's moral and political integrity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 41.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. en United States -- Politics and government African Americans -- Suffrage E151 Text Category: History - American Category: Sociology Category: Politics 101224 2025-10-13T03:58:56.893911 text/html 97603 2021-01-06T04:40:35 text/html 106912 2025-10-13T03:59:02.097893 application/epub+zip 106850 2025-10-13T03:58:59.608915 application/epub+zip 94194 2025-10-13T03:58:58.551920 application/epub+zip 211416 2025-10-13T03:59:03.925870 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 200134 2025-10-13T03:59:01.461916 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 190095 2022-09-14T11:22:05.422222 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 88829 2025-10-13T03:58:56.599948 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 88674 2021-01-06T04:40:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18495 2025-10-13T03:59:04.052869 application/rdf+xml 12116 2025-10-13T03:58:59.039906 image/jpeg 3029 2025-10-13T03:58:58.793895 image/jpeg 34352 2021-01-06T04:40:35 application/octet-stream application/zip 32261 2021-01-06T04:40:35 application/octet-stream application/zip 103322 2025-10-13T03:58:56.901924 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog