South Carolina’s 1895 constitution removed numerous civil rights for Black citizens. Article 2 required that voters demonstrate they could read and interpret the state constitution or demonstrate that they owned property worth at least $300. | Source: Constitution of the State of South Carolina: Ratified in Convention, December 4, 1895. H. Wilson, Printer, 1896. Courtesy of College of Charleston Libraries. Download Original File
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Constitution of the State of South Carolina: Ratified in Convention, December 4, 1895. H. Wilson, Printer, 1896. Courtesy of College of Charleston Libraries.
