On the recordMay 23, 2023
Enslaved persons, indentured servants, Native Americans, and women were all denied the right to vote.
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congress.govEnslaved persons, indentured servants, Native Americans, and women were all denied the right to vote.
Sewell highlights specific groups historically denied voting rights.
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