Historical Newspaper: Delegates to the Convention
Subject
Samuel Lee
Title
Historical Newspaper: Delegates to the Convention
Date
12/10/1867
Type
Historical Newspaper
Description
Note: See 3rd column, 4th paragraph.
Chronicling America provides a December 10, 1867 article, writer unknown, published in The Daily Phoenix newspaper that lists the names of men who were elected to serve as delegates to the Reconstruction Convention of the South Carolina. Samuel Jones Lee - a formerly enslaved man turned attorney and South Carolina politician (R - SC) - is listed as a "colored" delegate.
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Chronicling America provides a December 10, 1867 article, writer unknown, published in The Daily Phoenix newspaper that lists the names of men who were elected to serve as delegates to the Reconstruction Convention of the South Carolina. Samuel Jones Lee - a formerly enslaved man turned attorney and South Carolina politician (R - SC) - is listed as a "colored" delegate.
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Publisher
Library of Congress - Chronicling America (The Daily Phoenix, SC)
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Citation
“Historical Newspaper: Delegates to the Convention,” Project Reconstruction, accessed May 12, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/783.