The Disfranchisement of the Negro The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers No. 6

"The Disfranchisement of the Negro" by John L. Love is a sharp look at how African Americans were blocked from voting after the Civil War, published in 1899. The book digs into the different ways Southern states kept Black people from voting through unfair laws and social pressure. Love uses strong language and historical facts to highlight the challenges Black citizens faced in their fight for equal rights. He looks closely at how old prejudices and the history of slavery shaped laws meant to limit Black Americans' political power, using examples from Mississippi and South Carolina to demonstrate how white leaders deliberately worked to stay in control and keep things unequal; Love insists this attack on voting rights shows a deep-seated hatred from the past, which threatens the very idea of democracy and implores people realize it's about the whole country's values.