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The debates of the Richmond Constitutional Convention from 1867 to 1868 during Virginia Reconstruction.
The Evening Star March 5, 1867.The Evening Star reports on the Alexandria election.
The evening telegraph. March 09, 1867, FOURTH EDITION, Page 2, Image 2President Johnson disregarded the Reconstruction Acts The Philadelphia Evening Telegraph stated that it was insoluble defiance of the law that…
The evening telegraph. [volume], March 05, 1867, FOURTH EDITION, Image 1The Evening Telegraph stated that military troops would be brought into Alexandria to restore order after votes from undemocratically not included in…
The evening telegraph. [volume], March 06, 1867, FOURTH EDITION, Image 1Virginia Governor Francis H. Pierpont supported Freedmen in Alexandria's right to vote in the election.
The Farmer's Cabinet. March 14, 1867. Page 2.Freedmen were denied the right to vote. Therefore, they created polling stations of their own. Their votes were not counted but they demonstrated…
The Freedmen's Convention from The New Era (Fredericksburg, Virginia). August 18, 1865.
The Late Convention of Colored Men; Address to the Loyal Citizens of the United States and To Congress.” The New York Times. August 13, 1865.Freedmen in Alexandria, VA published an article in the New York Times advocating for suffrage.
The Montana Post, March 16, 1867The Montana Post reported on the March 5th Alexandria election. The election results are to be nullified.