Maine Immigration: A History: The Black Vote in Portland
Date
10-2023
Volume Number
v.6, no.7
Pages
28
Abstract
Brief history of claims of voter fraud against Black voters in Portland, going back to the 1830s. Looks specifically at the election of 1832, when the National Republicans claimed a narrow victory, prompting cries of fraud from the Democratic Party (which, at the time, was pro-slavery and opposed to Black suffrage), which declared that Black voters had been bribed with promises of support for the Abyssinian Church and positions in state government. The 1840 election also prompted similar outcries after Democrat Albert C. Smith lost to William Pitt Fessenden.
Recommended Citation
O'Brien, Andy, "Maine Immigration: A History: The Black Vote in Portland" (2023). Maine News Index – Amjambo Africa!. 382.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_amjambo/382
Language
English
Source
Amjambo Africa!