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January 30, 1913 · Voting Rights & Community Power

Building Power for the Ballot

Ida B. Wells and her allies organized Chicago’s Alpha Suffrage Club so Black women could turn demands for the vote into durable, neighborhood-level political power.

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Then

Black women faced racial exclusion within much of the suffrage movement while being denied meaningful electoral power.

Now

The Alpha Suffrage Club linked voting rights to candidate education, community needs, and Black representation.

Next

Protect access to the ballot—and build organizations able to convert voting rights into accountable public leadership.

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