The Right to Vote for All: Residents of the District of Columbia

This resource is an Inquiry Pack to accompany the Suffrage Timeline on LegalTimelines.org, which explores the history of voting rights in the United States, from its early influences to constitutional amendments and landmark Supreme Court cases.

Built around primary sources from the Library of Congress and other collections, this Inquiry Pack facilitates a deep dive into an important aspect of the history of suffrage and voting rights in the United States.

Each Inquiry Pack includes a background reading, several primary sources (documents, articles, images), discussion questions about the sources, an inquiry question, and an inquiry extension question.

This pack includes the following components:

• Introduction: Suffrage in the District of Columbia
• A Presidential Vote in the District
• District of Columbia Home Rule
• District of Columbia Statehood?
• Inquiry Question: Has the fight for suffrage in the District of Columbia been successful?
• Inquiry Extension Question: Should the District of Columbia be granted statehood?
• Inquiry Question Graphic Organizer