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(POLITICS—DEMOCRATIC PARTY.)
Letter regarding formation of
“The White Man’s Party.”
Small 4to leaf, written on one side to a Mr. Davison.
Port Royal, SC, 22 January 1868
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In this “chatty” letter to a Mr. Davison, the writer says “On Monday the political meeting for the
purpose of organizing the White Man’s Party was quite largely attended. The County Committee
was appointed and [starts?] next Saturday to commence their work. It consists of S.D. Boyd, R A.
Fennel, Samuel Hickman, Col. King, W. Kendrick, L. E. McKay, Dr. Walton, Ed Massie, Ed
Bowen, R. K. Turner, J.R. Jackson & Thos. [ ? ]. Love to al the family, [Smith Fesser ?]. The so-
called “White Man’s Party” came about as a reaction to the gains of blacks in Congress following the
Civil War. Meetings like the one described here sprung up all over the South as the new Democratic
Party came back into power, sometimes by the ballot, and in other case by the bullet. By the 1880’s,
Congressional seats held by black Republicans were largely lost to white Democrats in the “redeemed”South.
GREENER INFILTRATES THE DEMOCRATS
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(POLITICS.) GREENER, RICHARD T.
Autograph Letter Signed to a Mr.
Norton.
Single leaf of Ohio Republican Committee Rooms stationary, creases where
folded.
Ohio, 6 September 1884
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A LETTER WITH EXCEPTIONAL CONTENT FROM THE FIRST AFRICAN
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AMERICAN GRADUATE
FROM HARVARD UNIVERSITY
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AND DEAN OF HOWARD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
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Richard
T. Greener (1844-1922) was born in Philadelphia. When quite young his mother and he moved to
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