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Delegates (May 28th, 1869)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: In Middletown, delegates were appointed to the "Republican colored State Convention": Lewis and Emanuel Butler, Harrison Thorn, Emanuel Bruner, and Franklin Ellicott .
Full DetailsDisgraceful (July 23rd, 1869)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Republican factionalism leads to competing meetings of colored Republicans in Frederick, one addressed by Dr. H.J. Brown, the other by W.U. Saunders, both from Baltimore.
Full DetailsEmancipation Celebration (July 30th, 1869)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: The "colored people" of Frederick County will hold their Emancipation Celebration on August 18 at the Agricultural Show grounds, with Frederick Douglas expectedto attend.
Full DetailsRival Emancipation Celebrations (August 6th, 1869)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: "White disorganizers" (Democrats) are politicizing the emancipation celebration by announcing a rival event at Worman's Woods to compete with the one at the Agricultural Show grounds in Frederick
Full DetailsThe War Still Goes On (August 13th, 1869)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: More about the rival emancipation celebrations, both to be held at Worman's Woods on separate days, Frederick Douglass speaking at one, Judge Bond and Dr. Brown at the other.
Full DetailsThe Emancipation Celebrations (August 20th, 1869)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Many African Americans of Frederick County attended the Emancipation Celebration on Aug. 17 ( Douglass absent, replaced by John Langston; fewer at the "Bond faction" celebration on the 18th.
Full DetailsPoisoning by Wholesale (February 4th, 1870)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Several African American families on the farm of Charles Simmons, near Buckeystown, ate poisoned food but were saved by action by Dr. J. Boone.
Full DetailsColored Celebration (April 29th, 1870)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: "Colored people" of Frederick County plan to celebrate the ratification of the Fifteenth amendment; Senator Revels and Gen. Butler expected
Full DetailsEmmitsburg Election (May 20th, 1870)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: In Emmittsburg, only the registered voters could vote for burgess, which excluded all the African Americans
Full DetailsFifteenth Amendment Celebration (June 3rd, 1870)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: A celebration in honor of the adoption of the Fifteenth amendment i to be held by the African Americans of Frederick County in Jeremiah Cramer's woods.
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