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William Beverly Nash
A formerly enslaved Virginia barber and show shine man who became a South Carolina Senator (R-SC) during Reconstruction.
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Historical Letter
Historical Letter: William Beverly Nash Letter to Myles L.M. Myers, February 10, 1870
The New York Historical Society features a 1870 letter, written by William Beverly Nash to Myles L.M. Myers, celebrating Iowa's ratification of the…
Historical Newspaper
Historical Newspaper: William Beverly Nash- Director of State Penitentiary
Note: See column 5, paragraph 1.Chronicling America presents January 27, 1869 article from the Daily Phoenix (SC) newspaper announcing the nomination…
Historical Newspaper
Historical Newspaper: Not as the Radicals Expected
Note: See column 1, paragraph 6. Racial epithets used and some language may be offensive to readers. Chronicling America presents a May 10, 1867…
Historical Newspaper
Historical Newspaper: How a Carolina Negro made a President
Note: See column 6, paragraphs 11-12. Racial epithets used, some language may be offensive to readers. Chronicling America presents a July 4, 1888…
Historical Photograph
Historical Photograph: Pinback Button Featuring a Campaign Portrait of Senator William B. Nash
The Smithsonian Institution presents a 1868 pin back button with a sepia photograph of William B. Nash, a formerly enslaved man who later became a…
Historical Photograph
Historical Photograph: W. Beverly Nash
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture presents an 1897 photograph of William Beverly Nash- a formerly enslaved man who later became a…
Grave File
Grave File: William Beverly Nash
Find A Grave presents a photograph of William Beverly Nash's- a formerly enslaved man who later became a Congressman (R-SC)- gravesite and an account…
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