Defense of the Negro Race----Charges Answered. Speech of Hon. George H. White, of North Carolina, in the House of Representatives, January 29, 1901
- Written by
- White, George H., American, 1852 - 1918
- Published by
- White, George H., American, 1852 - 1918
- Subject of
- United States Congress, American, founded 1789
- Date
- Printed January 29, 1901
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (open): 9 7/16 × 12 1/16 in. (24 × 30.7 cm)
- H x W (closed): 9 7/16 × 6 1/8 in. (24 × 15.6 cm)
- Description
- A softcover staple-bound 14-page booklet of George H. White’s speech to Congress, January 29, 1901. From top to bottom in black ink on recto, the cover reads: [DEFENSE OF THE NEGRO RACE-CHARGES ANSWERED. /"Sow the seed of a tarnished name – / You sow the seed of eternal shame."/ It is needless to ask what the harvest will be. / SPEECH / OF / HON. GEORGE H. WHITE, / OF NORTH CAROLINA, / IN THE / HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, / January 29, 1901. / WASHINGTON. / 1901.]. George H. White’s famous speech illuminates the Congressional hypocrisy among his colleagues who encouraged racial violence by the passage of laws that systematically denied African Americans the rights guaranteed to them through the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments.There are no markings on verso.
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Type
- pamphlets
- Topic
- American South
- Finance
- Government
- Justice
- Law
- Lynching
- Politics
- Race relations
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- Suffrage
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Stanley Turkel's Collection of Reconstruction Era Materials
- Object number
- 2012.160.119.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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