EQUAL TREATMENT STILL HARD TO FIND

MID 1800S

• Slavery was forbidden
• No one wanted to admit blacks and whites were equal
• Only white men could vote
• Blacks demanded the right to vote

NEW STATE CONSTITUTION

• In 1850, Michigan made a new state constitution
• Black votes were considered but not included
• Allowed whites from other countries to vote, but they had to become a U.S. citizen
• Male Native Americans could vote if they gave up their loyalty to their tribe
• The issue of allowing black men to vote did go on the state ballot in 1850 but was defeated