Many suffragists in the South and West opposed the franchise for Americans of color.

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Many suffragists in the South and West believed that giving the right to vote to Americans of color would harm their own chances for suffrage by giving more power to their political opponents. They often saw themselves as fighting for the vote for white women first and foremost, and saw the cause of racial justice as separate from their own.

Many Suffragists in the South and West Opposed the Franchise