Historical Photograph: Radical Members of the South Carolina Legislature
Subject
Samuel Lee
Title
Historical Photograph: Radical Members of the South Carolina Legislature
Date
1868
Type
Historical Photograph
Description
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The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture provides a historical composite photo from 1868 that depicts the Radical Republican members of the South Carolina legislature. The caption states that of the 63 representatives, 50 were "negroes or mulattos" and 13 were "white." Additional statistics about the ability of these representatives to read and write, plus how many paid taxes, is also included in the caption. Samuel Jones Lee - a formerly enslaved man turned attorney and South Carolina politician (R - SC) - is listed among many others.
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The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture provides a historical composite photo from 1868 that depicts the Radical Republican members of the South Carolina legislature. The caption states that of the 63 representatives, 50 were "negroes or mulattos" and 13 were "white." Additional statistics about the ability of these representatives to read and write, plus how many paid taxes, is also included in the caption. Samuel Jones Lee - a formerly enslaved man turned attorney and South Carolina politician (R - SC) - is listed among many others.
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Publisher
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
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“Historical Photograph: Radical Members of the South Carolina Legislature,” Project Reconstruction, accessed May 14, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/788.