- Collection:
- Volunteer Voices
- Title:
- Barbour Lewis in Memphis, TN to Gen. John Eaton in Nashville, TN
- Date of Original:
- 1850/1877
- Subject:
- Civil rights--Tennessee
African Americans
Civil rights movements - Location:
- United States, Tennessee, 35.75035, -86.25027
United States, Tennessee, Shelby County, 35.184, -89.8956 - Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- Indicates that Williamson`s appointment is vital to their interests. Reports that a rival faction in their party supports Beecher and points out the folly in this. Reference to their party`s influence over the Negroes. Lists many friends who, because of the writer`s persuasion, have written letters to the governor and others urging Williamson`s appointment.
Law enforcement--Tennessee. -- African Americans--Politics and suffrage. -- Williamson, M. T. (Milton T.), 1828-1902 -- Correspondence. -- Government and Politics. -- African-Americans. -- Government and Politics. -- African Americans.
The University of Tennessee Libraries (Knoxville, Tennessee) is the digital publisher. - Metadata URL:
- https://digital.lib.utk.edu/collections/islandora/object/volvoices%3A4190
- Language:
- eng
- Original Collection:
- Digital Collection: The Growth of Democracy in Tennessee: A Grassroots Approach to Volunteer Voices
- Contributing Institution:
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Special Collections
- Rights:
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