Historical Newspaper: Bowen and His "Rights"
Subject
Robert C. DeLarge
Title
Historical Newspaper: Bowen and His "Rights"
Date
08/03/1871
Type
Historical Newspaper
Description
Note: See 8th column, 1st paragraph.
Chronicling America features an August 3, 1871 article, writer unknown, from the Edgefield Advertiser newspaper on the contested seat in the United States House of Representatives between Robert Carlos De Large, a Black Republican from South Carolina, and Christopher C. Bowen, a White Republican from South Carolina. The writer provides a perspective on the matter and states "De Large was unquestionably elected through stuffing the ballot boxes."
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Chronicling America features an August 3, 1871 article, writer unknown, from the Edgefield Advertiser newspaper on the contested seat in the United States House of Representatives between Robert Carlos De Large, a Black Republican from South Carolina, and Christopher C. Bowen, a White Republican from South Carolina. The writer provides a perspective on the matter and states "De Large was unquestionably elected through stuffing the ballot boxes."
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Publisher
The Library of Congress - Chronicling America (Edgefield Advertiser, SC)
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“Historical Newspaper: Bowen and His "Rights",” Project Reconstruction, accessed May 4, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/898.