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Black republican and office-holder's journal / Pluto Jumbo.
American History, 1493-1859 (Module II: Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era, 1860-1945 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jumbo, Pluto, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Slavery--United States--History--19th century.
- Slavery.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- No. 4 (Sep. 1865).
- Other Title:
- Black republican and office-holder's journal. [No. 4
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York: [publisher not identified], 1865.
- Summary:
- Racist newssheet from New York, handwritten in dialect ridiculing republicanism, reconstruction and the freed slaves. Referring to President Andrew Johnson's reconstruction policies, states "De party must be up and stirring to head off Johnson's reconstruction. De highest price will be paid for new radical lies to be dewoted to dat loyal purpus."
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