Written by
Blair, Francis Preston Jr., American, 1821 - 1875
Subject of
United States Congress, American, founded 1789
Date
February 15, 1871
Medium
ink on wove paper
Dimensions
H x W (closed): 8 3/4 × 5 11/16 in. (22.3 × 14.4 cm)
H x W (open): 8 3/4 × 11 7/16 in. (22.3 × 29 cm)
Description
An edition of a speech by Congressman Francis P. Blair printed in black ink on off-white wove paper in a center bound booklet. There is no separate cover or title page, the first page of text begins with the heading [FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT. / SPEECH / OF / HON. FRANCIS P. BLAIR, / OF MISSOURI, / IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE, FEBRUARY 15, 1871]. There are 8 pages, only partially still bound.
Transcription Center Status
Transcription Available
Place made
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Books and Published Materials
Type
speeches
booklets
Topic
Civil rights
Government
Law
Oratory
Politics
Race discrimination
Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
Slavery
White supremacy movements
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2020.26.42.10
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e035b48d-b976-48f7-8e0f-ba699ff749f0

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