Event · 1890
Mississippi Constitutional Convention of 1890
Convention that adopted poll taxes, literacy tests and an 'understanding clause' to disenfranchise Black voters; Montgomery was its only Black delegate.
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- experienced by · 1890Isaiah T. Montgomeryonly Black delegate; accepted the 'understanding clause'BEJ profile
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- based in · 1890Jackson, MississippiBEJ profile
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