On this day, the citizens of South Carolina voted in favor of holding a constitutional convention as part of the Reconstruction process following the Civil War. The results were historic:
66,418 Black voters and 2,350 white voters supported the convention.
2,278 white voters opposed it.
Not a single Black voter voted against the convention.
The total votes cast were 71,046.
This overwhelming support from Black citizens—many voting for the first time—demonstrated a unified push for equal rights and a new political order in the South. The convention would go on to draft a progressive constitution guaranteeing civil rights, public education, and more equitable representation.
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