Historical Newspaper: Civil Rights
Subject
Richard H. Cain
Title
Historical Newspaper: Civil Rights
Date
01/04/1882
Type
Historical Newspaper
Description
Note: See 4th column, 6th to last paragraph.
Chronicling America presents a brief January 4, 1882 article from the The Salt Lake Herald newspaper on a Richard H. Cain's lawsuit against the Galveston, Houston, and Louisiana Railroad Company. Cain was a free born Black man from Virginia who became a pastor, entrepreneur and Congressman (R-SC). According to the article, Cain and his wife were suing the company for $20,000 in damages for refusing them "the privilege of riding in a first-class coach" after the company had already sold them the tickets.
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Chronicling America presents a brief January 4, 1882 article from the The Salt Lake Herald newspaper on a Richard H. Cain's lawsuit against the Galveston, Houston, and Louisiana Railroad Company. Cain was a free born Black man from Virginia who became a pastor, entrepreneur and Congressman (R-SC). According to the article, Cain and his wife were suing the company for $20,000 in damages for refusing them "the privilege of riding in a first-class coach" after the company had already sold them the tickets.
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Publisher
Library of Congress - Chronicling America (The Salt Lake Herald, UT)
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“Historical Newspaper: Civil Rights,” Project Reconstruction, accessed April 30, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/972.