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"Reorganization of States," June 17, 1865

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That the loyal freemen of a rebellious State who have fought bravely for the Government should be disfranchised, when the victory is won, by those in the same State who have fought against it, and who yield because they are conquered, not because…

"Registration Scenes," September 28, 1867

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REGISTRATION SCENES. We give on this page one of the scenes lately made familiar in the South—a registration, not an election, scene. The late slaves of the South have exhibited unusual interest in the work of registration, their first…

"Registration for Reconstruction," April 11, 1867

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If the convention shall vote that it is the wish of the people to frame a constitution they shall proceed to frame the instrument which is then to be submitted to the registered voters for their adoption, the original registering officers still to…

"Register Lyons' Ringing Letter." Richmond Planet, November 10, 1898

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REGISTER LYONS’ RINGING LETTER.

HE SPEAKS PLAINLY OF THE CONDITIONS IN THE CAROLINAS.

The Arguments of the Apologists Demolished.
An Able Defense of the Colored People.---No Negro Rule in the South.

REVOLUTIONISTS IN WILMINGTON PAY…

"Read and Circulate!," 1872

CONVERSATION BETWEEN A REPUBLICAN AND A DEMOCRAT OF THE RANK AND FILE. Republican. Well, neighbor Democrat, how do you stand on politics now a days? Democrat. I am a Democrat still. R. Going to support the Democratic ticket and endorse the acts of…

"Public Meeting in Wake County," North Carolina Standard, August 5, 1863

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Public Meeting in Wake County At a meeting of the people of Little River District, Wake County, Held at Rosenburg on the 24th July, on motion of B.T. Strickland, Dr. G. M. Cooley was called to the chair, and Harrington Daniel was appointed…

"Professor Hedrick's Defence," North Carolina Standard, October 4, 1856

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To make the matter short, I say I am in favor of the election of Fremont to the Presidency; and these are my reasons for my preference:

1st. Because I like the man. He was born and educated at the South. He has lived at the North and the West, and…

"Proclamation on State Militia," Abraham Lincoln, April 15, 1861

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Lincoln's proclamation to the Senate in which he states that South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas have been, and are continuing to be, opposed to the execution of the laws of the United States. In this…

"Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction," May 29, 1865

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Whereas the President of the United States, on the 8th day of December, A.D. eighteen hundred and sixty-three, and on the 26 day of March, A.D. eighteen hundred and sixty-four, did, with the object to suppress the existing rebellion, to induce all…

"Pritchard Spouts on His Resolution," Raleigh News and Observer, January 23, 1900.

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PRITCHARD SPOUTS ON HIS RESOLUTION Declares the “Negro Has Never Been Offensive” MEEK AS A LITTLE LAMB THE VICIOUS DEMOCRATS HAVE PREYED UPON HIM DEMOCRATIC NOT WHITE MAN’S PARTY To a Crowded Senate For Two and a Half…