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Defense of the Negro Race----Charges Answered. Speech of Hon. George H. White, of North Carolina, in the House of Representatives, January 29, 1901

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Written by:
George H. White, American, 1852 - 1918  Search this
Published by:
George H. White, American, 1852 - 1918  Search this
Subject of:
United States Congress, American, founded 1789  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (open): 9 7/16 × 12 1/16 in. (24 × 30.7 cm)
H x W (closed): 9 7/16 × 6 1/8 in. (24 × 15.6 cm)
Type:
pamphlets
Place depicted:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
Printed January 29, 1901
Description:
A softcover staple-bound 14-page booklet of George H. White’s speech to Congress, January 29, 1901. From top to bottom in black ink on recto, the cover reads: [DEFENSE OF THE NEGRO RACE-CHARGES ANSWERED. /"Sow the seed of a tarnished name – / You sow the seed of eternal shame."/ It is needless to ask what the harvest will be. / SPEECH / OF / HON. GEORGE H. WHITE, / OF NORTH CAROLINA, / IN THE / HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, / January 29, 1901. / WASHINGTON. / 1901.]. George H. White’s famous speech illuminates the Congressional hypocrisy among his colleagues who encouraged racial violence by the passage of laws that systematically denied African Americans the rights guaranteed to them through the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments.There are no markings on verso.
Topic:
African American  Search this
American South  Search this
Finance  Search this
Government  Search this
Justice  Search this
Law  Search this
Lynching  Search this
Politics  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877  Search this
Suffrage  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Stanley Turkel's Collection of Reconstruction Era Materials
Object number:
2012.160.119.1
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Classification:
Documents and Published Materials
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e449942b-e311-408d-920e-83391f4da10d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.160.119.1