This article is very well thought out and written. Written in 1910, it discusses freedom and franchise in a democracy.
The legal aspects of suffrage and where do they end. If we free a man to work and to earn money and do not give him the right to vote, is he truely free? This topic is covered from the negro point of view and hits a lot of points that we still deal with in todays society. There are still so many people out there who actually have the right to vote but have no ohter rights, and there are people who carry rights who choose not to vote. We are still segregated in the way that we live, just like we were when this artcle was written. This would be a perfect
article to compare and contrast for any student or even a writter. It brings to point so many aspect of our society and really makes you think about what we stand for here in the United States. It discusses the fifth amendment and how it effects the
restrictions or lack of restrictions on the freedoms we have. If some one is mentally ill or can decide between right and wrong should they be given the right to vote, where as someone who is sane and can decide what would be best for the majority is not given the right. Also, why are we not enforcing some laws and holding so true to others? So many questions are raised in this article that it should not be ignored by any college humanities class or even student. It should be studied and analyzed and discussed often. By the time I was done reading this article I began to question the very thought of the freedoms that I have and why do I have the right to vote and choose for someone just because society deams me sane and tells me that I know right from wrong. Do I?