Speeches at the Constitutional Convention by Robert Smalls

Speeches at the Constitutional Convention

Smalls, Sarah V. — 2024-09-20T05:39:58Z

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LoC No.: 91898223

Title: Speeches at the Constitutional Convention
With the Right of Suffrage Passed by the Constitutional Convention

Note: Robert Smalls was an African American delegate to the South Carolina constitutional convention of 1895. He argued against proposed restrictions on the franchise and against discriminatory provisions on miscegenation and interracial marriages, but lost.

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Author: Smalls, Robert, 1839-1915

Compiler: Smalls, Sarah V., 1863-1920

EBook No.: 63610

Published: Nov 3, 2020

Downloads: 94

Language: English

Subject: African Americans -- Suffrage

Subject: South Carolina. Constitutional Convention (1895)

Subject: African Americans -- Politics and government

LoCC: History: America: Late nineteenth century (1865-1900)

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.