This exhibition examines voting rights, emphasizing the role of the US Constitution and the interplay between the states and federal government in determining who is allowed to vote. Beginning with the founding era and going up to the election of 2000, this exhibition explores the complex history of the right to vote that forms the core of our nation’s democracy. Topics include voting as a constitutional right, women’s suffrage, Reconstruction and Jim Crow era voting rights, the Civil Rights Movement, and the enfranchisement of Indigenous peoples.
On view from Monday, April 6 – Sunday, May 3 in the Living Room (1st Floor) of the Haverford Township Free Library.
This travelling exhibit was developed by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
Funded by the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania.
The Haverford Township Free Library is participating in a Township-wide collaboration of non-profit organizations producing a special series of events celebrating the semiquincentennial in 2026.
