Official information shows that…
Summary
"Official information shows that over two hundred colored men have been discharged from employment in Richmond, Va. for voting the Republican ticket at the recent election. This is the work of the Conservative Democracy in Virginia." A similar situation occurred when white workers on the C&O Canal were threatened not to vote Republican.
Transcript
Official information shows that over two hundred colored men have been discharged from employment in Richmond, Va. for voting the Republican ticket at the recent election. This is the work of the Conservative Democracy in Virginia. In this County the same corrupt party threatened to discharge white men if they voted the Republican ticket, and that forced a number of them along the line of the Canal to vote against their sentiments.
Article Source
Newspaper: The Herald and Torch Light
Publication Date: November 27th, 1867
Page/Column: 2A
Town: Hagerstown, MD
County: Washington
Subjects
- Civil Liberties
- Aftermath of War / Reconstruction
