Historical Speech: Fighting Back: A Black Lawyer Argues Against Disenfranchisement
Subject
William James Whipper
Title
Historical Speech: Fighting Back: A Black Lawyer Argues Against Disenfranchisement
Date
1895
Type
Historical Speech
Description
Note: Racial epithets used and some language may be offensive to readers.
History Matters presents William J. Whipper's speech from the 1895 South Carolina Constitutional Convention. Whipper, an African American attorney and abolitionist, provides an argument for retaining Black suffrage. The source also provides brief contextual background.
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History Matters presents William J. Whipper's speech from the 1895 South Carolina Constitutional Convention. Whipper, an African American attorney and abolitionist, provides an argument for retaining Black suffrage. The source also provides brief contextual background.
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Publisher
History Matters, (City University of New York & George Mason University)
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“Historical Speech: Fighting Back: A Black Lawyer Argues Against Disenfranchisement,” Project Reconstruction, accessed October 23, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/183.