Brief news item about the memorial address delivered by George Bancroft on Abraham Lincoln's birthday in 1866.
The address, delivered on February 12, discussed the late president's plans for the suffrage of African Americans: "...Mr. Lincoln's wish made only three days before his death, that the elective franchise should only be conferred on very intelligent colored men and those that had serv...
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Alabama documents Brief news item about the memorial address delivered by George Bancroft on Abraham Lincoln's birthday in 1866. |
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Alabama documents Bancroft, George, 1800-1891; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877); United States--Politics and government--1865-1933 |
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The address, delivered on February 12, discussed the late president's plans for the suffrage of African Americans: "...Mr. Lincoln's wish made only three days before his death, that the elective franchise should only be conferred on very intelligent colored men and those that had served in the U.S. army as soldiers, but that it should be done by the States themselves, and that he never harbored the thought of exacting it from a new government as a condition of its recognition." Published in the Montgomery Daily Mail on February 16, 1866. |
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Q0000070340Q70340Brief news item about the memorial address delivered by George Bancroft on Abraham Lincoln's birthday in 1866.The address, delivered on February 12, discussed the late president's plans for the suffrage of African Americans: "...Mr. Lincoln's wish made only three days before his death, that the elective franchise should only be conferred on very intelligent colored men and those that had served in the U.S. army as soldiers, but that it should be done by the States themselves, and that he never harbored the thought of exacting it from a new government as a condition of its recognition." Published in the Montgomery Daily Mail on February 16, 1866.1866 February 161866-02-161860-1869Bancroft, George, 1800-1891; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877); United States--Politics and government--1865-1933TextNewspapersMontgomery Daily MailADVCOL42Av10Alabama 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/6657 |
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