Letter from Horace Greeley in New York City, New York, to Henry C. Semple in Montgomery, Alabama.

Letter from Horace Greeley in New York City, New York, to Henry C. Semple in Montgomery, Alabama.

In the letter Greeley critiques the political situation in the South, arguing that African Americans "are a unit so long as they are led to fear disfranchisement. This fear banished they will vote their individual preferences as Whites do. Your party keeps them a solid mass by seeming to the th...

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Letter from Horace Greeley in New York City, New York, to Henry C. Semple in Montgomery, Alabama.
fulltopic Alabama documents
African Americans--Alabama; African Americans--Southern States; African Americans--Politics and government--Alabama; African Americans--Politics and government--Southern States; Alabama--Politics and government--1865-1950; Alabama--Race relations; Democratic Party (Ala.); Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Alabama; Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Southern States; Southern States--Race relations
description In the letter Greeley critiques the political situation in the South, arguing that African Americans "are a unit so long as they are led to fear disfranchisement. This fear banished they will vote their individual preferences as Whites do. Your party keeps them a solid mass by seeming to the threaten their right to vote." He also calls the idea of "negro supremacy a ridiculous humbug."
spelling Q0000038609 - Q0000038611Q38609 - Q38611Letter from Horace Greeley in New York City, New York, to Henry C. Semple in Montgomery, Alabama.In the letter Greeley critiques the political situation in the South, arguing that African Americans "are a unit so long as they are led to fear disfranchisement. This fear banished they will vote their individual preferences as Whites do. Your party keeps them a solid mass by seeming to the threaten their right to vote." He also calls the idea of "negro supremacy a ridiculous humbug."1867 November 281867-11-281860-1869African Americans--Alabama; African Americans--Southern States; African Americans--Politics and government--Alabama; African Americans--Politics and government--Southern States; Alabama--Politics and government--1865-1950; Alabama--Race relations; Democratic Party (Ala.); Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Alabama; Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Southern States; Southern States--Race relationsTextCorrespondenceSemple, Henry C.Henry C. Semple papersLPR5v3328Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/4245
title Letter from Horace Greeley in New York City, New York, to Henry C. Semple in Montgomery, Alabama.
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