Civil Rights Speech of Hon. Alonzo J. Ransier, of South Carolina, in The House of Representatives, February 7, 1874
- 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
- 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.




