The ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920 was the result of an organized 72-year struggle (and a much longer struggle in general) for political rights for women in the United States. Since African American men gained the right to vote in 1870 with the ratification of the 15th Amendment, it may seem that the late 19th and early 20th centuries saw a massive expansion of political rights for traditionally disenfranchised groups in the United States.
However, while women triumphed in their quest for political rights, social equity was still a struggle. Additionally, the end of Reconstruction and the legalization of racial segregation severely curtailed the political rights of African Americans and laid the groundwork for the political disenfranchisement of other racial and ethnic groups within American society, including Asian Americans and Latinos. Asian immigrants, for example, lost the ability to become citizens in the 1920s, though children born in the U.S. gained citizenship upon their birth, as is detailed in the Week 2 Lesson. In 1924, Native Americans finally gained citizenship, but immigration from Asia was completely banned, while immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe was severely curtailed, effectively limiting who could be considered an “American.”
After reviewing chapters 1-6 and section 7.3 in your text, as well as the lessons from weeks 1 and 2, reflect on the growth of political rights – or the lack thereof – for millions of Americans in the years 1865-1924. Think about the movements that supported the expansion of political rights and those opposed, as well as the relationship between political rights, civil rights (that is, guarantees of equal citizenship under the law, and in society), and social equity. Were those groups that had attained political rights by 1924 (women, Native Americans, European immigrants) seen as social equals to white men? Why or why not? How was the disenfranchisement of Latinos, African Americans, and Asian Americans related? How were political and social rights connected to mainstream ideas of race, gender, and social class?
For this assignment, you will compare and contrast the political and social rights of the group that you have previously selected to examine with those of another disadvantaged group, as of 1924. As a reminder the groups that are examined in this class are:
African Americans
Native Americans
Women
Immigrants
For example, if the group you are examining throughout the course is African Americans, you would compare and contrast their experiences regarding social and political rights with that of a different one of these groups, that is women, immigrants, or Native Americans.
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