Subject of
Ransier, Alonzo Jacob, American, 1834 - 1882
Printed by
United States Government Publishing Office, American, founded 1860
Date
1874
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W x D: 7 5/16 × 4 3/4 × 1/16 in. (18.6 × 12.1 × 0.2 cm)
Caption
Rep. Alonzo J. Ransier (1834–1882) was one of six African Americans elected to the U.S. Congress from South
Carolina during Reconstruction. He also served as the state’s first black lieutenant governor. In February 1874 he
delivered this speech in the U.S. House of Representatives in support of the Civil Rights Act, which was first
introduced by Sen. Charles Sumner in 1870 and was ultimately passed by Congress as the Civil Rights Act of
1875.
Description
A fourteen-page pamphlet of a speech by Representative Hon. Alonzo J. Ransier, of South Carolina. It is a narrow rectangular bound pamphlet of off-white paper with black printed text. The cover text reads [Civil Rights. / SPEECH / of/ HON. ALONZO J. RANSIER, / of / South Carolina, / in / The House of Representatives, / February 7, 1874 / WASHINGTON: / Government Printing Office. / 1874]. In the upper right quadrant is a small rectangle in blue ink with the number "3" handwritten in it. Inside the front cover is handwriting in the upper left corner of the page that reads [1. Negro – Legal Status – U.S. / AH]. The text of the speech starts on the page immediately opposite. The back cover is blank except for a small stamp in black ink near the bottom margin that reads [MAR 1947].
Transcription Center Status
Transcription Available
Place printed
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Books and Published Materials
Type
pamphlets
Topic
Civil rights
Government
Politics
Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2021.58.1
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50974d389-d2a7-4791-bfd0-b5605c6bce1d

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