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The Alexandria Gazette March 5, 1867.The Alexandria Gazette depicted news of the March 2, 1867 meeting of Freedmen at the Lyceum in Alexandria to advocate for Freedmen's suffrage.
St. Mary's gazette March 14, 1867 Image 2.St. Mary's Gazette stated that Freedmen in Alexandria believed they were entitled to vote in the prior election on March 5, 1867.
Our Justification-Richmond Whig October 8, 1867.Virginia Conservatives-former Whig and democratic party discuss how they could potentially manipulate Freedmen going into the Committee of Nine which…
In the spring of 1867, Congress passed an act that required the former Confederate states to hold conventions, in which African Americans were…
Liberty, and Equality Before The Law. : Proceedings of The Convention of The Colored People of VA., Held in The City of Alexandria, AUG. 2, 3, 4, 5, 1865.Freedmen in Alexandria meet and demand the right to vote at the end of the United States Civil War.
Pamphlet.
Legislative Acts/Legal Proceedings within the Richmond Whig and Public Advertiser.Four pages of the Richmond Whig from March 8, 1867.
The actions of Freedmen in Alexandria encouraged other former enslaved to vote in elections.…
An Act to establish the Freedmen's Bureau and Abandoned Lands.
Harper's Weekly June 2, 1866. A Sign in Virginia.The Virginia Union Convention organized the Republican Party of Virginia and led to subsequent events that resulted in Freedmen suffrage at the end of…