Negro Suffrage in the South
Summary
Announcement that the Central Committee of the Democratic Party in Georgia will protect Negroes "to the full extent of our power in the exercise of the right of suffrage" as it is given to them by the Constitution of the United States and its amendments. The news item ends with a statement by the editor stating, "After this, let us hear no more about negro equality from our rebel loving friends in Washington County"
Article Source
Newspaper: The Herald and Torch Light
Publication Date: October 28th, 1868
Page/Column: 2
Town: Hagerstown, MD
County: Washington
Subjects
- Civil Liberties
- Aftermath of War / Reconstruction
