Charles A. Roxborough letter, 1890 July 31.

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Charles A. Roxborough letter, 1890 July 31.

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In this copy of the printed open letter to J. S. Davidson, black Chairman of the Iberville Parish Republican Executive Committee, Roxborough states his reasons for resigning from the executive committee. He accuses the national Republican Party of having conferred suffrage and civil rights on blacks only to maintain the party's political majority, of deliberately defeating passage of the "Blair Educational Bill," of passing the "McKinley Tarriff Bill" to punish Southern blacks supported by sugar cane cultivation, and of refusing to seat contested black candidates from Louisiana, among other things. Roxborough advises black Republicans of Louisiana to affiliate with the Democratic Party.

1 item (1 leaf) ; 30.5 x 21.5 cm.

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Roxborough, Charles A.

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Charles A. Roxborough, a black lawyer and politician, was U. S. Supervisor of Elections for Iberville Parish, Louisiana, during the 1880s. Roxborough resigned from the Republican Executive Committee because he supported Democratic candidate Edward J. Gay rather than J. S. Davidson, the Republican opponent, in the Congressional election of 1866. From the description of Charles A. Roxborough letter, 1890 July 31. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122418523 ...

Republican Party (La.). State Executive Committee.

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Democratic Party (La.)

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