Historical Obituary: The Cast-Off Negro
Subject
Alonzo Jacob Ransier
Title
Historical Obituary: The Cast-Off Negro
Date
09/06/1882
Type
Historical Obituary
Description
Note: See 3rd column, 8th paragraph.
Chronicling America presents an 1882 Newberry Herald newspaper obituary, writer unknown, announcing the death of South Carolina's first Black Lt. Governor, Alonzo Jacob Ransier. The writer provides a brief account of Ransier's rise to Lt. Governor and Congressman and his last employmnet as "a laborer on the streets."
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Chronicling America presents an 1882 Newberry Herald newspaper obituary, writer unknown, announcing the death of South Carolina's first Black Lt. Governor, Alonzo Jacob Ransier. The writer provides a brief account of Ransier's rise to Lt. Governor and Congressman and his last employmnet as "a laborer on the streets."
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Publisher
Library of Congress - Chronicling America (Eureka Daily Sentinel, NV)
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“Historical Obituary: The Cast-Off Negro,” Project Reconstruction, accessed May 4, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/948.