1868 Galveston TEXAS newspaper w report NEGR0ES EXCLUDED fm ELECTION to CONGRESS
$ 13.2
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1868 Galveston TEXAS newspaper with a report that NEGR0ES ARE NOT ALLOWED by law to be elected to the US CONGRESS - inv # 1Z-417 Please visit our EBAY STORE for THOUSANDS of HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS on sale or at auction. SEE PHOTO----- COMPLETE, ORIGINAL NEWSPAPER, Flakes Bulletin (Galveston, TX) dated Mar 12, 1868. This newspaper contains a front page headline: "The Question of Colored Congressmen", arguing that African-Americans were not yet able to be elected to the US Congress due to citizenship questions about newly freed slaves. This discussion makes interesting reading in the RECONSTRUCION ERA politics of the South. Very good condition. This listing includes the complete entire original newspaper, NOT just a clipping or a page of it. STEPHEN A. GOLDMAN HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS stands behind all of the items that we sell with a no questions asked, money back guarantee. Every item we sell is an original newspaper printed on the date indicated at the beginning of its description. U.S. buyers pay priority mail postage which includes waterproof plastic and a heavy cardboard flat to protect your purchase from damage in the mail. International postage is quoted when we are informed as to where the package is to be sent. We do combine postage (to reduce postage costs) for multiple purchases sent in the same package. We list thousands of rare newspapers with dates from 1570 through 2004 on Ebay each week. This is truly SIX CENTURIES OF HISTORY that YOU CAN OWN! Stephen A. Goldman Historical Newspapers has been in the business of buying and selling historical newspapers for over 45 years. Dr. Goldman is a consultant to the Freedom Forum Newseum and a member of the American Antiquarian Society. You can buy with confidence from us, knowing that we stand behind all of our historical items with a 100% money back guarantee. Let our 45+ years of experience work for YOU ! We have hundreds of thousands of historical newspapers (and their very early precursors) for sale.
