The 19th Amendment is certified, granting women the vote - though Black women across the South remained disenfranchised by Jim Crow barriers.
At a Glance
- Date
- 26 August 1920
- Location
- United States
- Key people
- Ida B. Wells, Mary Church Terrell
- Category
- Politics & Government
- Source
- 19th Amendment (certified Aug. 26, 1920) · National Archives
What It Meant Then
Black suffragists had organized for the vote even as the broader movement marginalized them.
What It Means Now
The gap between the amendment and Black women's actual access fueled later voting-rights struggles.
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- APA
- Black-History.com Editors. (2026, September 30). The 19th Amendment and the Unfinished Vote. Black-History.com. https://black-history.com/on-this-day/the-19th-amendment-and-the-unfinished-vote/
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- Black-History.com Editors. “The 19th Amendment and the Unfinished Vote.” Black-History.com. September 30, 2026. https://black-history.com/on-this-day/the-19th-amendment-and-the-unfinished-vote/.
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