1868


LOCAL

VIRGINIA

January 1, 1868 Example of "An Industrious Negro."
September 11, 1868 Message from General Lee regarding emancipation and the status of the freedmen.
February 19, 1869 Letter from a freedman discussing white supremacy.
NATIONAL
January 24, 1868 Excerpt from a speech urging the abolishment of the Bureau, and proclaiming white supremacy.
January 24, 1868 Article discussing the negative consequences of black suffrage.
January 24, 1868 Mocking the participation of freedmen on juries.
January 24, 1868 Mocking the idea of abolishing "all distinctions of color."
September 11, 1868 Black former Ga. legslator criticizes "carpet-baggers."
October 9, 1868 Estimate of the national cost of the Bureau.
October 23, 1868 Article poking fun at Radical Republicans and Miscegenation.