Civil rights. : Speech of Hon. Alonzo J. Ransier, of South Carolina, in the House of Representatives, February 7, 1874.

Ransier, Alonzo Jacob 1836-1882

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Civil rights. : Speech of Hon. Alonzo J. Ransier, of South Carolina, in the House of Representatives, February 7, 1874.

Ransier, Alonzo Jacob 1836-1882

Issue Date

1874

Type

Text

Keywords

African Americans -- Civil rights

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Abstract

On February 7, 1874 Representative Alonzo Ransier delivered a speech, which was later published and distributed, asserting that African Americans’ resistance to punishing ex-Confederates demonstrated a desire for racial harmony and praising the black soldiers who fought for the Union in the Civil War.

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Public Domain. For more information contact, South Carolina State Library, 1500 Senate Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29201.

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https://dc.statelibrary.sc.gov/handle/10827/32140

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