With 2 weeks to go to #Election2020 , here's a playlist concerning the traditions of voting and elections in #USHistory. 1/
2/ Have you ever wondered about how our traditions of elections developed? Check out @BFWorldPodcast episode 284 about Democracy & Voting in British America. #Voting #EarlyAmHist #AmericanHistory #Elections #sschat https://vastearly.am/3o80O65 
3/ What did American government and elections look like after the American Revolution? Who could vote in the new American Democracy? @BFWorldPodcast takes us into the early republic to find answers in Episode 285. #Elections #USHistory #Voting https://vastearly.am/2IKvV7D 
4/ Curious who voted in the early republic and the candidates they voted for? @AmAntiquarian & @TuftsUniversity have a digital database you can explore, A New Nation Votes, with election returns from 1787-1825. #Twitterstorians #Election #sschat #USHistory https://vastearly.am/3kfqF9P 
5/ Women and African Americans were often barred from voting in colonial & early Republic American elections, but what about Native Americans? Check out @BFWorldPodcast's Episode 286 about the Cherokee and their participation in early American democracy. https://vastearly.am/3m5GeSg 
6/ How did women get the vote? What was their battle for the franchise like? @humanitiesny created a podcast called Amended to help you explore this journey and fight. #voting #election #wmnshist #sschat https://vastearly.am/3kgZ2NN 
‎Amended on Apple Podcasts

‎History · 2020

https://vastearly.am/3kgZ2NN
7/ Speaking of women and the vote, what about African American women and the vote? You should follow @marthasjones_ who has been doing a lot of public programs about black women's participation in the women's suffrage movement. Also see her new book. https://vastearly.am/3m4cNzP 
Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All

The epic history of African American women's pursuit of political power -- and how it transformed America.In the standard story, the suffrage crusade began in Seneca Falls in 1848 and ended with the...

https://vastearly.am/3m4cNzP
8/ Have you ever wondered about the role political cartoons have served in public debate and elections? @MHS1791 has a new digital exhibit that explores Voters Rights through Political Cartoons. #Election #Voting #sschat

https://vastearly.am/3m1Etp1 
9/ If you're in Philadelphia, you should check out @AmRevMuseum's new exhibit "When Women Lost the Vote," which explores how some women had the vote in 1776 and lost it in 1807. This exhibit should be available digitally soon. #Election #sschat #Voting

https://vastearly.am/31qNY9n 
10/ Do you know of other exhibits, podcasts, or work we should add to this list? Please reply and add it!
11/ Curious why the United States elects its president by electors rather than a popular vote? @jmadelman investigates the creation & development of the Electoral College in @BFWorldPodcast Episode 287! #voting #ElectionDay #Elections2020 http://vastearly.am/3jxwn61 
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