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Chap 6 Tx Politics - Epis 2 - So.Austin Precinct Mtgs - Suffrage and Prohibition
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Emmett Shelton, Sr. and Emmett Shelton에서 제공하는 콘텐츠입니다. 에피소드, 그래픽, 팟캐스트 설명을 포함한 모든 팟캐스트 콘텐츠는 Emmett Shelton, Sr. and Emmett Shelton 또는 해당 팟캐스트 플랫폼 파트너가 직접 업로드하고 제공합니다. 누군가가 귀하의 허락 없이 귀하의 저작물을 사용하고 있다고 생각되는 경우 여기에 설명된 절차를 따르실 수 있습니다 https://ko.player.fm/legal.
As our Nation moves into election cycle - we want to look back for a glimpse of the local precinct 'conventions' held in store fronts on South Congress Ave. in Austin, Texas - roughly 100 years ago.
My Granddad, Emmett Shelton Sr. (1905-2000) was born and raised on West Live Oak in South Austin. His father was a prominent lawyer and on the board of the Deaf School. He was active in political debates.
In 1915-18, Texas communities grappled with two important changes to society -- Women's Vote and Prohibition of Liquor - to be debated in every small precinct meeting across Texas. Once women got the vote - the issue of Prohibition was passed on the ballot a few years later -- but not without a meat clever and a pocketknife.
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Music: Democracy by Leonard Cohen
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Stories told by Emmett Shelton / compiled and submitted by Cynthia Shelton.
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