Published by
Unidentified
Written by
Harvie, Lewis E. M.D.
Ruffin, W. N.
Miller, R. R.
Subject of
Hamlin, Frank M.
Hamlin & Hinton
Graves, William P.
Covington, J. M.
Clark, W. T.
Bruce, James W.
Fuller, A. G.
Redd, John O.
Wooding, Harry
Coleman, Daniel
Burton, James T.
Gravely & Burton
Shelton, W. N.
Poindexter, G. K.
Booth, C. F.
Booth, Wooding & Booth
Burton, F. H.
Ragland, Ed. S.
Westerbrooks, J. B.
Ruffin, Woolfolk & Blair
Gravely, Frank B.
Norton, C. H.
E. L. & A. Gerst
Holland, S. H.
Blair, J. D.
Covington, J. G.
Holland, John W.
Schoolfield, J. E.
Lee, John W.
Lee & Jordan
Jordan, M. P.
Date
1883
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W: 8 13/16 × 5 11/16 in. (22.4 × 14.4 cm)
Description
A letterpress broadside expressing support for the circular letter "Coalition Rule in Danville," commonly referred to as the "Danville Circular." The broadside prints two letters dated October 30, 1883, from Lewis E. Harvie and W. N. Ruffin. At bottom is a certification from notary public R. R. Miller that the signers of "Coalition Rule in Danville" did sign and agree with its contents in his presence. It reads [Read the Proof: The Danville Circular as True as Gospel . . . Read, White Men, and Act!] and urges "our white brethren of the Valley" to "save us from the black wave of ignorance and vice which threatens to overwhelm us." Folds and minor wear.
Transcription Center Status
Transcription Available
Place depicted
Danville, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Books and Published Materials
Type
broadsides
Topic
American South
Politics
Race relations
Race riots
Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
White supremacy movements
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2019.28.38.1
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50f09faf9-31cf-40c8-bcf1-bc84c19a18be

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