There is overwhelming evidence that Black men were threatened with loss of wages and any employment in their local area if they voted at all. See Foner, Hahn and @SandyDarity and @IrstenKMullen. Making the exception the rule is not historically accurate.
https://twitter.com/professorcrunk/status/1316798466962714624
Black male politicians were strongly motivated by efforts to (1) educate black people—men and women and (2) redistribute wealth in the South. Their egalitarian interest stood in stark contrast to white men and women. I show that in my research here cambridge.org/core/journals/…
They paid with their lives. Black men who advocated for these policies literally paid with their lives. In the areas where they were successful they were attacked violently for wanting racial equality. I show that here nber.org/papers/w26014
If we’re going to tell historical truths we need to tell the whole truth, not isolated narratives. There are too many Black men and women who have fought for racial justice who are done no favors by reducing Black women activism to sex. The record is far richer than that.
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