United States. Congress. Senate. Select committee to inquire into the Mississippi election of 1875.
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The United States Senate (44th Congress, 1st Session, 1875-1876) appointed a select committee on 31 Mar. 1876 to investigate fraud, civil rights abuses and violence surrounding the Mississippi election of 2 Nov. 1875. The scope of the inquiry was later extended to include related incidents at the Louisiana-Mississippi border. George S. Boutwell, senator from Massachusetts, was chairman of the committee. James Redpath of Massachusetts, a noted abolitionist and journalist, was clerk of the committee. The committee's report was submitted and published in 1876 as Mississippi in 1875: Report of the Select Committee to inquire into the Mississippi election of 1875 (Report, 44th Congress, 1st Session, Senate, no. 527).
The United States Senate (44th Congress, 1st Session, 1875-1876) appointed a select committee on 31 Mar. 1876 to investigate fraud, civil rights abuses and violence surrounding the Mississippi election of 2 Nov. 1875.
The scope of the inquiry was later extended to include related incidents at the Louisiana-Mississippi border. George S. Boutwell, Senator from Massachusetts, was Chairman of the Committee. James Redpath of Massachusetts, a noted abolitionist and journalist, was Clerk of the Committee. The committee's report was submitted and published in 1876.
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