1 10 1 https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/7/2135/hinds.PNG 71f907185e1152d857ce819be8925588 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource DeeDee Baldwin Assistant Professor, History Research Librarian <a href="mailto:dbaldwin@library.msstate.edu">dbaldwin@library.msstate.edu</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Hinds County Scallawag Convention. As a matter of local interest, we make the following extracts from the “official” report of the proceedings of a meeting of scallawags, at Raymond on Monday last: At noon the Convention was called to order by Rev. <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">James Lynch</a>, (colored) Chairman of the Executive Committee; and Samuel Donnell, Esq., (white skin) acted as Secretary. The latter offered the following resolution, which was agreed to: That this Convention recommend, Rankin and Simpson concurring, the names of Col. E. A. Peyton and Rev. <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Jas. Lynch</a>, as suitable persons for members of the State Senate from this district. Mr. <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/henry-mayson--hinds-county-">Mayson</a> advanced his own claims as a candidate for the Senate, and offered the following resolution: Resolved, That E. A. Peyton and <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/henry-mayson--hinds-county-">Henry Mayson</a> be, and are hereby declared to be the unanimous choice of this Convention as Republican candidates for the State Senate, for the district composed of the counties of Hinds, Rankin, and Simpson. Which was lost. The resolution of S. Donnell, was then put and carried; whereupon said individual offered the following, which was carried: “That it is the sense of this convention, that the delegates to the convention be composed of both white and colored delegates.” Mr. <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/charles-caldwell--hinds-county">Caldwell</a> was indifferent as to color, but wanted honest and true men to represent us. Mr. <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/c--f--norris--hinds-county-">Norris</a> objected to the resolution. The following were elected as candidates for the lower house: Parsons, <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/charles-caldwell--hinds-county">Caldwell</a>, <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/c--f--norris--hinds-county-">Norris</a> and Nelson – the last three, colored. It will be seen from the foregoing, that the HON. <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/henry-mayson--hinds-county-">Henry Mayson</a>, has been flanked by the REV. <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">James Lynch</a>, another, but a smarter negro, from Baltimore. Perhaps <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/henry-mayson--hinds-county-">Henry</a> was sacrificed in order that he may be the more available for the United States Senate! Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Clarion-Ledger clipping Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Clarion-Ledger Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1868-05-12 Subject The topic of the resource <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch, James, 1839-1872</a>; <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/charles-caldwell--hinds-county">Caldwell, Charles, -1875</a>; <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/henry-mayson--hinds-county-">Mayson, Henry</a>; <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/c--f--norris--hinds-county-">Norris, C. F.</a>; Hinds County (Miss.) caldwell conventions james lynch mayson norris