Voting Rights

A group of men in 1960s suits stand outside the Maryland State House during the 1964 reapportionment crisis.
A sepia-toned photograph of the 1890 Mississippi Constitutional Convention assembly hall.
A 1945 monochrome photo of Georgians in period-accurate clothing waiting in line at a municipal building to register to vote.
Men in 1880s Western clothing wait outside a wooden building in Idaho to take a voter oath.
A black-and-white 1890 photograph of the U.S. Capitol with horse-drawn carriages in the foreground.
A group of people in 1960s clothing gather near a federal building in Washington, D.C., to read news about the 23rd Amendment.
A monochrome 1934 photograph of Kansas voters lining up at a wooden table in a rural hall to register their party affiliation.
A black-and-white 1930s photograph of voters in fedoras queuing at a Philadelphia polling place.
A monochrome 1891 photograph of men in a Michigan polling station using new wooden voting booths.