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Book/Printed Material The national elections bill : speech of Hon. John M. Langston, of Virginia, in the House of Representatives, January 16, 1891.

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Title

  • The national elections bill : speech of Hon. John M. Langston, of Virginia, in the House of Representatives, January 16, 1891.

Summary

  • Langston was an African American congressman from Virginia. In a somewhat rambling way, he speaks in favor of an elections bill that would protect blacks and whites who wanted to vote Republican from intimidation by Democratic Party members in the South.

Names

  • Langston, John Mercer, 1829-1897.
  • Kenworthy, W. S., former owner.
  • Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Washington : [s.n.], 1891.

Headings

  • -  Election law--United States--Speeches in Congresses
  • -  African Americans--Civil rights--Speeches in Congresses

Genre

  • Addresses--Washington (D.C.)--1891

Notes

  • -  LC copy stamped on cover: W.S. Kenworthy.

Medium

  • 13 p. ; 22 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E449 .D16 vol. 18, no. 5

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 91898482

Online Format

  • image
  • online text
  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Langston, John Mercer, W. S Kenworthy, and Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. The national elections bill: speech of Hon. John M. Langston, of Virginia, in the House of Representatives. [Washington: S.N, 1891] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/91898482/.

APA citation style:

Langston, J. M., Kenworthy, W. S. & Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. (1891) The national elections bill: speech of Hon. John M. Langston, of Virginia, in the House of Representatives. [Washington: S.N] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/91898482/.

MLA citation style:

Langston, John Mercer, W. S Kenworthy, and Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. The national elections bill: speech of Hon. John M. Langston, of Virginia, in the House of Representatives. [Washington: S.N, 1891] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/91898482/>.