[Jonty30]

Blacks were also being taught that, if they voted to end slavery that they would face economic oblivion.
Blacks themselves would have voted for slavery.

[Renfrew]

I didn’t know there were many opinion polls done of slaves.

[ifinnegan]

I think you win the dumbest comment award.

[caseinpoint]

Until 1870, only white men could vote. And it continued longer in some places thanks to several southern states which imposed special rules on blacks exercising their voting rights such as literacy tests.