The Connecticut Constitution of 1818 was a turning point, changing the existing state government and establishing many Connecticut residents' rights. One of the changes was establishing the Senate and the House of Representatives. Learn more: connecticuthistory.org/an-orderly-dec…
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@CTHistoryDay The CT Constitution of 1818 also removed Black suffrage just about the time the majority of Blacks were free in this state. The right for Black men to vote in CT was only returned through the 15th Amendment after the Civil War. Let’s remember the whole of our history.