1 10 7 https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/7/2140/alcorn.PNG 9c57646b58163ffc543a37f62cf378cf 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 From the Meridian Gazette. The Rev. <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">James Lynch</a>, our colored Secretary of State, has addressed a letter to Gov. Alcorn on the situation in Mississippi, which gives the lie to the statements of Ames, Warren and other radical slanderers. The letter is as follows: EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, OFFICE, SECRETARY OF STATE, Jackson, Miss., April 10, 1871. Governor Alcorn: Dear Sir - I have read with great pain the letter of Hon. A. Ames, U. S. Senator, addressed to Hon. <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/c--f--norris--hinds-county-">C. F. Norris</a>, member of the State Legislature, dated, Washington, D. C., March 27, 1871. The charge which it contains carries its own refutation to every Citizen of the State of Mississippi, and the testimony of the people of this Commonwealth, in your vindication, cannot be outweighed by that from any other source. I hope that during your visit North you will do much to convince the national legislators, and public opinion, that reconstruction in Mississippi is not a failure, and that the civil government of our State to which it has given birth, can protect all its citizens, without regard to race or color. Anticipating a wise administration of our State Government, by your Excellency, in the future, as we have enjoyed in the past, I am full of hope, especially in view of the general disposition of the whites to recognize an identity of interest as regards the relations of the races. A sense of mutual dependence seems to be daily increasing. The deadly assaults on men of my race at Meridian, and other places along the Alabama border, have their origin in local causes, rather than in the predominant feeling of the people of the State. This fact warrants the belief that the assassins who would veil the State with disgrace, will no more be successful in subordinating the peace of citizens to their cruel attrocity, than the horse thieves that trouble many of our counties. As a representative man of my race, I wish to see the experiment of self-government, without Federal intervention, tried a little while longer in the State of Mississippi. I have no doubt of the result. One thing is certain; the bayonet cannot give us peace and prosperity. It may maintain order, while it glistens, in garisoned towns; but we wish more than this. We wish to win the hearts of the people to the great doctrines of the Republican party, and to nurture into full development as great love for the American flag as when Mississippians followed it to Mexico. The war of blood is over. Statesmanship alone can finish the grand work which divine providence ordered that war should commence. If patriotism prove stronger than personal ambition, and reason reign over prejudice and passion; if the thoughtless do not succeed in successfully obstructing your grand work of building up a government based upon republican ideas in Mississippi, we shall soon point with pride to our Commonwealth as among the most peaceful and prosperous States in the Union. I solace myself with the thought that assaults upon you are more the result of hasty consideration and impatience than a settled purpose to precipitate anarchy and make you the victim of malice. Hoping that you and all concerned, in a spirit that says, "come let us reason together," will be able to answer President Grant's immortal convocation "Let us have peace," by saying, "We have peace," I am very respectfully, your obedient servant. <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">JAMES LYNCH</a>. Secretary of State. 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 Weekly Panola Star clipping Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Weekly Panola Star Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1871-04-29 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/c--f--norris--hinds-county-">Norris, C. F.</a>; Alcorn, J. L. (James Lusk), 1816-1894 alcorn james lynch norris https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/6c60160e07a12b7e8a6cea89e90ab48e.PNG ddb18168d5f526753fe8f44fd8840965 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 Thus in the exciting and memorable election of 1875, we elected two colored men, Milton Littlejohn and Felix Eldridge, respectively Chancery and Circuit Clerk, the highest and most lucrative offices in the county. In addition to these there were two other colored men, <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/guilford-vaughan--panola-count">Guilford Vaughn</a> and Ned Hightower, elected on our ticket that year. In no county election during the past eight years have the Democrats of Panola county failed to nominate and elect, when they could, colored men. Through all these years we have been earnestly and persistently urging and entreating the colored people to affiliate with us politically. Though they heard, but few of them heeded us, and we had well nigh despaired of a successful effort with them, when, lo! even at this late day, they come to us and declare they will clasp hands and co-operate with us in honoring with official trust none but the best, ablest and truest men of both races. 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 Weekly Panola Star clipping Subject The topic of the resource <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/guilford-vaughan--panola-count">Vaughan, Guilford</a>; Panola County (Miss.) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Weekly Panola Star Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1881-08-20 panola vaughan https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/1dbc51b9cdcf4e90bd1a907dac6eff53.PNG 14f79e29541fbae0fde1550f80fcf800 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 Conservative Convention. On Monday, the 9th inst., a large and enthusiastic meeting of the Conservative party of Panola county was held at Sardis. Col. Hugh Crozier was called to the chair, and J. A. Polk requested to act as Secretary. The object of the meeting having been explained in the call, to nominate candidates to fill vacancies, occasioned by the resignation of Messrs. Bryant and Breckenridge, and for other purposes. [...] Col. W. B. Johnson and <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/guilford-vaughan--panola-count">Guilford Vaughan</a>, (colored), were called for and made speeches, after which the committee having reported the nominations, which were approved by the house, Freeman Randolph was called for and responded in an eloquent address accepting the nomination, after which several short speeches were made, by Col. J. D. Ashmore, C. B. Vance and others. HUGH CROZIER, Ch'n. J. A. POLK, Sec'y. 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 Weekly Panola Star clipping Subject The topic of the resource <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/guilford-vaughan--panola-count">Vaughan, Guilford</a>; Political conventions Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Weekly Panola Star Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1871-10-14 conventions panola vaughan https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/c84e7a78383f63f6e13052be29276914.PNG 97dc671a8ce68e75529ed90b0964f558 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 The Convention then proceeded to the election of the other officers. Mr. Sears, of Natchez, was elected Secretary, N. G. Gill, of Marshall, Sergeant-at-arms, <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/c--f--norris--hinds-county-">C. F. Norris</a>, of Hinds, door-keeper. 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 Weekly Panola Star clipping Subject The topic of the resource <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/c--f--norris--hinds-county-">Norris, C. F.</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Weekly Panola Star Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1868-01-18 norris https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/0f5fb027aa595e82cf9eac15237f9487.PNG 954183b57b15a2b441cf0f04eb4cf4ff 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 REPUBLICAN MEETING. The Republicans had a large and enthusiastic meeting in the court-house Saturday, presided over by Maj. M. C. Brady. Speeches were made by Messrs. Brady, Lanier, Matthews and <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/josiah-thomas-settle--panola-c">Settle</a> in behalf of the county Fusion ticket. By the courtesy of the Republicans, <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/alfred-fields--panola-county-">Alfred Fields</a>, Greenback candidate for the Legislature, was permitted to speak - a privilege which he abused by insisting on keeping his own time and rudely interrupting the other speakers. The Fusion speakers made stirring addresses and aroused unbounded enthusiasm. <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/alfred-fields--panola-county-">Fields</a> didn't have enough followers to get up a healthy yell. He seemed badly "hacked." The audience was composed mostly of colored voters. 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 Weekly Panola Star clipping Subject The topic of the resource <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/alfred-fields--panola-county-">Fields, Alfred, active 1880-1886</a>; <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/josiah-thomas-settle--panola-c">Settle, Josiah Thomas, 1850-1915</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Weekly Panola Star Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1881-10-29 fields settle https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/8bb2363cebff2619c25b412299b9d562.PNG f3357afc835fad805e3be14e58610396 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 A Colored Firm. In this issue of the STAR may be found the card of <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/alfred-fields--panola-county-">Fields</a>, Simmons & Co., a firm of colored men, composed of <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/alfred-fields--panola-county-">Alfred Fields</a>, a member of the Mississippi Legislature, and Charles and Willie Simmons, sons of Sandy Simmons, the well-known barber, lately deceased. They can be found in the room formerly used as Blann's ten-pin alley, and they invite all their friends, as well as the general public, to give them a call. 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 Weekly Panola Star clipping Subject The topic of the resource <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/alfred-fields--panola-county-">Fields, Alfred, active 1880-1886</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Weekly Panola Star Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1881-02-12 fields https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/96c9f03d74a4fefdb3548ad8028366c4.png 317516928270f6e54c8d069492940c8a 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 The Radical Convention. HOWE NOMINATED FOR CONGRESS AND HILL FOR ELECTOR. [From the Grenada Sentinel.] The Radical convention to nominate a candidate for Congress to represent the second district met here last Thursday. It was called to order by Hon. Marion Campbell, of DeSoto, and organized by electing <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/countelow-m--bowles--bolivar-c">C. M. Bowles</a>, colored, of Bolivar, as temporary chairman, and Sheriff Johnson, of Sunflower, as temporary secretary. [...] On reassembling, the committee on credentials reported Avery, of Tallahatchie, for permanent president, and Sheriff Johnson for permanent secretary. The ballot then began, the contest being between Howe, of Panola, Harris, of DeSoto, and Gill, of Marshall. After many unsuccessful votes to elect and to adjourn, and to do many other things, the convention, tired out and bored to death, finally, after midnight, succeeded in carrying an adjournment to Friday morning. After eighteen or nineteen ballots Gill was withdrawn, and a colored man named <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-hill--marshall-county-">Hill</a>, from Marshall county, was put in nomination. He only carried Gill's strength, and the convention again adjourned for fifteen minutes. After several well managed skirmishes, in which the negroes got the worse, on the twenty-fourth ballot, A. R. Howe, of Panola county, received twenty-eight votes, being six more than necessary, and he was declared duly nominated. <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-hill--marshall-county-">James Hill</a>, of Marshall, was next nominated by acclamation elector of the second district. Resolutions of many kinds were passed, and the convention shortly afterwards adjourned to the several whisky shops and individually got very happy. 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 Weekly Panola Star clipping Subject The topic of the resource <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/countelow-m--bowles--bolivar-c">Bowles, Countelow M.</a>; <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-hill--marshall-county-">Hill, James, 1846-1903</a>; Political conventions Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Weekly Panola Star Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1872-09-14 bowles conventions hill