The 1868 Constitutional Convention began on November 05, 1867. Native white delegates at the convention tried to push their idea of making support of the Reconstruction acts a prerequisite for voting. However, they were swimming against the current. Due to external pressure, the convention turned away from major efforts at disenfranchisement, as well as extreme ideas regarding debt relief and land distribution. The convention did vote down amendments that segregated public facilities. However, the convention never made an affirmative statement on social equality for African Americans. There was no unified party.
By the time the 1868 Alabama Constitution was completed, roughly a third of the native white Republicans were against it. However, the conservative turn at the convention narrowed the differences between the parties. The parties began focusing their attentions on racial issues and civil rights as political questions. Many native whites left the convention during this time due to their discontentment. Many African Americans were unhappy as well.
Even with all of the disagreements occurring during the convention, pretty much everyone agreed with the provision that guaranteed property rights of women. The convention gave constitutional support to statutory protection for women's property rights enacted in Alabama pre-Civil War. According to the Alabama Constitution, men were forbidden to sell their homestead without the consent of their wives. Therefore, even though women were not brought up in terms of political participation, they did gain some legal ground in property rights.
The Alabama Constitution of 1868 failed and was never adopted. The convention could never reach a majority vote for ratification.