Negro Suffrage
Summary
The House of Representatives has voted to allow African Americans the right to vote in the District of Columbia. The Republican Citizen mentions that the Frederick Examiner posted the entire new law and recorded that Hon. Francis Thomas voted for it. The Citizen wonders where the Examiner's editor stands on this issue of Negro suffrage in Maryland.
Article Source
Newspaper: The Republican Citizen
Publication Date: January 26th, 1866
Page/Column: 2B
Town: Frederick, MD
County: Frederick
Subjects
- African Americans
- Civil Liberties