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The entire text of the 19th amendment is only two sentences long. It declares that the right of citizens to vote "shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex." However, the passing of the amendment did not ensure that African Americans, male or female, could vote. A short PBS video introduces the topic of how the racial politics of the time influenced the efforts of suffragists to gain support for the amendment.
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- Use the video to motivate research into compromises Catt and other suffragists were willing to make to get the 19th Amendment passed
- Have other groups research racism within the movement and why the amendment did not ensure African Americans, male or female, voting rights
Classroom Considerations
- Part of the PBS Carrie Chapman Catt: Warrior for Women series
- The video segment is part of the Iowa PBS full-length documentary Carrie Chapman Catt: Warrior for Women
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- Support materials include links to an interactive timeline, primary source documents, discussion questions, and activities
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- The video mentions but provides no information about any of the compromises made