- 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:
- testimonies
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- Rutter and his testimony against Eaton viewed as the attempt of an insane man to embroil others with himself. Tells of the Negroes` choice of Shaw as candidate for county commissioner and Stephens for postmaster and reveals the writer`s own and General Smith`s thoughts on the subject.
African Americans--Tennessee--Political activity. -- Eaton, John, 1829-1906. -- Correspondence. -- Government and Politics. -- African-Americans. -- Government and Politics.
The University of Tennessee Libraries (Knoxville, Tennessee) is the digital publisher. - Metadata URL:
- https://digital.lib.utk.edu/collections/islandora/object/volvoices%3A4199
- 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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