Louisiana Registration Law Act No. 89 of 1896 Jim Crow Era Voter Suppression Pamphlet

Louisiana Registration Law, Act No. 89 of 1896. Original printed pamphlet, approximately 9.5 × 6 inches, softcover with 14 pages (approx.), detailing voter registration laws enacted in the State of Louisiana during the early Jim Crow period.

This act legislated the structure and oversight of voter registration immediately following the 1896 elections and foreshadowed the restrictive 1898 Louisiana Constitution that effectively disenfranchised thousands of Black voters. The text outlines the duties and salaries of registrars, procedures for maintaining rolls, and penalties for violation.

Condition: Original wraps, significant toning and water staining to covers and first pages, small edge tears, binding fragile but intact. Interior pages remain legible with moderate foxing. An authentic survivor from the Reconstruction-to-Jim Crow transition period, rarely seen outside institutional collections.

A valuable historical primary source documenting the bureaucratic machinery that shaped voter suppression in the post-Reconstruction South.