Just a thought: Up until 1920 when the 19th amendment was radified, women could not even vote. The rights stated in the Constitution DID NOT and WAS NOT MEANT to apply to ALL. That's all I will say on this subject. Sandy -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, August 11, 2000 2:16 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Walter A.Plecker n a message dated 8/11/00 11:02:40 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << citizens of the United States >> Just sent some info to the list. :-) You are right that these amendments did exist, but note the language, CITIZENS, and just who were the citizens? White people who had some rights, no blacks, mulattoes, FPC, etc. You are on the right track, check amendment Article XV. You are just looking at WHITE citizens, not others. NancyS THE MELUNGEON HEALTH EDUCATION AND SUPPORT NETWORK: http://www.melungeonhealth.org SPARKS Genealogy: http://SparksGenealogy.net ==== SW_VA Mailing List ==== #4 Chain letters, gossip, non-genealogical notes, commercial ads, pleas for help, etc. are PROHIBITED on this List. -sysop ============================== Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. http://pml.rootsweb.com/ Brought to you by RootsWeb.com.