Historical Newspaper: How a Carolina Negro made a President
Subject
William Beverly Nash
Title
Historical Newspaper: How a Carolina Negro made a President
Date
07/04/1888
Type
Historical Newspaper
Description
Note: See column 6, paragraphs 11-12. Racial epithets used, some language may be offensive to readers.
Chronicling America presents a July 4, 1888 obituary, written by McDonald Furman, from the Manning Times (SC) newspaper on the passing of William Beverly Nash- a formerly enslaved man who later became a Congressman (R-SC). Furman provides his opinion on Nash's rise to leadership and the political challenges he faced.
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Chronicling America presents a July 4, 1888 obituary, written by McDonald Furman, from the Manning Times (SC) newspaper on the passing of William Beverly Nash- a formerly enslaved man who later became a Congressman (R-SC). Furman provides his opinion on Nash's rise to leadership and the political challenges he faced.
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Publisher
Library of Congress - Chronicling America (The Manning Times, SC)
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“Historical Newspaper: How a Carolina Negro made a President,” Project Reconstruction, accessed May 15, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/149.