Historical Newspaper: The Radical State Convention [Alonzo Ransier]
Subject
Alonzo Jacob Ransier
Title
Historical Newspaper: The Radical State Convention [Alonzo Ransier]
Date
08/04/1870
Type
Historical Newspaper
Description
Note: See 4th column, 2nd paragraph.
Chronicling America features an 1870 Anderson Intelligencer newspaper article, writer unknown, that provides a short account of the Radical State Convention on July 26, 1870 in Colombia, South Carolina. The writer provides an account of the following: people in attendance by race, their perceived affiliations and announces the nominations of sitting White Governor Robert K. Scott and African American Alonzo Ransier for Lieutenant Governor. The writer provides a perspective on Ransier's character, respectability and his thoughts about the Scott administration's corruption.
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Chronicling America features an 1870 Anderson Intelligencer newspaper article, writer unknown, that provides a short account of the Radical State Convention on July 26, 1870 in Colombia, South Carolina. The writer provides an account of the following: people in attendance by race, their perceived affiliations and announces the nominations of sitting White Governor Robert K. Scott and African American Alonzo Ransier for Lieutenant Governor. The writer provides a perspective on Ransier's character, respectability and his thoughts about the Scott administration's corruption.
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Publisher
Library of Congress - Chronicling America (The Anderson Intelligencer, SC)
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“Historical Newspaper: The Radical State Convention [Alonzo Ransier],” Project Reconstruction, accessed May 4, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/947.