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You're proving my point by 1856 all states had removed the property ownership requirement for whites.
Please, just the bare minium reading comprehension next time you try to engage someone.
The purpose of that was to marginalize the freed slaves and keep the working class divided. The removal of the requirement wasn't because a faction in power decided it would be nice and create a freer society, but because it gave them further power.
To quote LBJ a century later: "If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you."
Don't condescend when you haven't read shit on a subject.
Do I need to walk you through every event that happened post 1856? Women sufferage, civil rights, this is my entire contention you clod. Just go away. You are not engaging in good faith.