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Chronicling America Alexandria gazette. [volume], February 06, 1866, Image 1Freedmen in Alexandria passed a resolution calling on Congress to utilize the military to protect Freedmen.
Chronicling America. February 13, 1866. Image 1.Judge Underwood presided over the meeting
Public Papers of President Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson.
"The first vote" / AW [monogram]; drawn by A.R. Waud.Print shows African American men, in dress indicative of their professions, in a queue waiting their turn to vote.
Congressional Globe 39th Congress.United States Representative Thaddeus Stevens asks the House of Representatives whether the Confederate States are entitled to representation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume], May 19, 1866, Image 3The Alexandria Virginia Republican Union Association convened on May 19, 1866, and passed a resolution that advocated for Freedmen suffrage.
Alexandria gazette. [volume], May 18, 1866, Image 3A meeting of the Alexandria Republican Union Association to advance Freedmen suffrage.
Alexandria gazette. [volume], June 13, 1865, Image 3Creation of the Alexandria Virginia Republican Union Association.
Alexandria gazette. [volume], March 01, 1866, Image 3Alexandria city finances were low because of the failure to collect taxes during the Civil War.
Alexandria Gazette, June 13, 1865. Image 3.A political organization was founded in Alexandria, VA to secure equal rights for Freedmen.