Humbug schools and negroes

Item Info

Title:
Humbug schools and negroes
Date:
1870 to 1900
Description:

  • One-page circular letter by Francis B. Livesey (or Livezey) containing open letters to various state governors denouncing education, especially of negroes. Governors addressed include Montague (Va.), Jelks (Ala.), LaFollette (Wis.), Odell (N.Y.), Longino (Miss.), Terrell (Ga.), and Cummins (Ia.). Back of the page includes a return of address for Livezey and the addresses of two people in Massachusetts.

  • Folder: MD1

Location:
Subject:
Format:
circular letters
Language:
English
Extent:
2 scans
Digital Collection:
Broadsides and Ephemera Collection
Rights:
Free Re-Use
No Copyright - United States
Identifier:
  • 002067222
  • duke:466843
  • bdsmd10896
  • ark:/87924/r4cn71548
  • ad76f464-a2f7-4c1b-83c8-cc3146ba8d11
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