I don't see this topic come up much as it tends to be considered history despite only being a little over a century ago. As the title suggests, are there any good summaries of what the arguments for and against were at the time? I'd imagine it would make for great reading comparing what was forecast with what happened.
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In America, a large part of it was because former slaves, i.e. black men, were given the official right to vote in 1870 with the 15th amendment. Then it became, "Well if negroes are allowed to vote, then why am I not allowed to?"