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.