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Lincoln era voter rights and Louisiana politics recap
A lengthy historical narrative outlines male US citizens voting rights in Louisiana during the Civil War era, General Banks’ orders, and the 1860s constitutional shifts. It covers Hahn and Wells elections, racial suffrage debates, New Orleans rioting in 1866, and the influence of the 1867 68 reconstruction acts on registration and black enfranchisement, ending with Hahn’s later political career and legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence Journal
Lincoln
Michael Maho
Louisiana
Tilden-Thurber Company
Connecticut
Henry J. Raymond
Life
Public
Abraham Lincoln
Nicolay and Hay
Hahn
Executive Mansion
Hon
Michael Hahn
Jewel of Liberty
A. Lincoln
New Orleans
New Orl
Tras Delta
Banks
General Banks
United States
Bayou Teche
Baton Rouge
Ane
PSPT
B. F. Flanders
Free State Committee
J. Flanders
Vernor Hahn
Ris
Ate
Wells
Sheridan
Boc
Ima
Mechanics’ Institute