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Black suffrage refers to Black people's right to vote. Black suffrage has been at issue in countries established under conditions of white supremacy. It may be limited through official or informal (''de facto'') discrimination. In many places, Blacks have obtained suffrage through national independence. ==British Empire and United Kingdom== * Beginning in 1430, only Forty Shilling Freeholders (a small number of White, landed aristocrats) had the right to vote for members of the Parliament of England and Knights of the Shire. * Olaudah Equiano and the London Corresponding Society (founded 1792) argued for expanded suffrage. ''Also see:'' Radicalism (historical). * The Reform Act 1832 extended the vote to landed middle classes. * *Incremental reform continued with various Reform Acts, * *The Representation of the People Act 1918 ended property qualification for male suffrage. * *The Equal Suffrage Act ended property qualifications for female suffrage. *Citizens of Crown Colonies did not have the right to vote for the government of the British Empire. * *Colonial Jamaica, sometimes had partial privileges to elect leaders. The Constitution of Jamaica provides for partial voting rights. * *The British monarchy appointed all leaders of Colonial Sierra Leone until 1953; the Sierra Leonean general election, 1962 was the country's first election with universal suffrage. * *The West Indies Federation (1958–1962) was slated to become autonomous but never did; a number of its member states have since achieved autonomy. * The British Nationality Act 1981 provides Commonwealth citizens with legal voting rights. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Black suffrage」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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