1 10 6 https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/7ac10e346c8ad7726df3d88907ec65c0.PNG 7234d3c37594b3568470dd3079259328 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 NEWS was received here Monday evening that the Supreme Court had affirmed the <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/alfred-fields--panola-county-">Fields</a> case, appealed from the circuit court. <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/alfred-fields--panola-county-">Alfred Fields</a> (c) was sentenced to the penitentiary two years for attempting to bribe the circuit clerk, <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-m--young--panola-county-">J. M. Young</a> (c). The first time the case was taken up, it was reversed. <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/alfred-fields--panola-county-">Fields</a> is a noted colored politician, though uneducated, and was formerly a Greenback member of the Legislature from Panola county. Many sympathize with <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/alfred-fields--panola-county-">Fields</a>, believing him to be the dupe of designing men; others think he is the victim of malice. Some of <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/alfred-fields--panola-county-">Fields</a>'s friends are talking of "buying his time" from the lessees and say he shall not go to the penitentiary at all. 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 Panola Weekly Star clipping Subject The topic of the resource <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-m--young--panola-county-">Young, James M., 1849-</a>; <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/alfred-fields--panola-county-">Fields, Alfred</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Panola Weekly Star Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1885-02-07 crime fields jm young panola https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/d5111cc0eb138da417838510766da84c.PNG cdc8bb846ebc340b50ffaf060f3e18f5 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 All is not lovely in the greenback party of Panola county. The other day <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/alfred-fields--panola-county-">Alfred Field</a>, one of colored leaders of the party in that county, stepped into the postoffice of Sardis, and remarking to <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-m--young--panola-county-">J. M. Young</a>, the circuit clerk, that he "had been talking about him" (<a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/alfred-fields--panola-county-">Field</a>,) cut down on <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-m--young--panola-county-">Young</a> with a revolver. Luckily for the latter the shot missed its mark, and the would-be murderer was arrested before he could shoot again. 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 Natchez Democrat clipping Subject The topic of the resource <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-m--young--panola-county-">Young, James M., 1849-</a>; <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/alfred-fields--panola-county-">Fields, Alfred</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Natchez Democrat Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1884-06-04 fields jm young panola https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/67883181aed418c76ef136e66aa61134.PNG 1631c6f10721521e6c818231cd18c943 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 Greenback Nominations in Panola. The following is the ticket: For District Attorney, S. L. Harmon; Legislature, M. T. Wright, J. P. Stone, <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/alfred-fields--panola-county-">Alfred Fields</a>; Sheriff, S. S. Smith; Chancery Clerk, S. R. Blann; Circuit Clerk, <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-m--young--panola-county-">J. M. Young</a>. 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 Subject The topic of the resource <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-m--young--panola-county-">Young, James M., 1849-</a>; <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/alfred-fields--panola-county-">Fields, Alfred</a> 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 1879-08-13 fields jm young panola https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/6dfbc0cc8c6c29f4724a1ab269e39e60.PNG af234d6c24d6c376552af2b86e8eab54 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 Freedmen's Bank record for <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-m--young--panola-county-">James M. Young</a> 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 Freedman's Bank record Subject The topic of the resource <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-m--young--panola-county-">Young, James M., 1849-</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Ancestry.com. U.S., Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1874 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1872-09-05 freedmens bank jm young https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/50cc939594d2579dcf9f55465dd28087.PNG e1902f0bfbe72ea0050913922af5abdb 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 Protest for the Consideration of Governor Lowry. EDITOR CLARION: A few weeks ago, the Supreme Court of our State affirmed the judgment of the Circuit Court of the Second District of Panola county, in the case of The State vs. <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/alfred-fields--panola-county-">Alfred Fields</a>, who was twice convicted of the crime of attempting to bribe the Circuit Clerk of this county, and sentenced to two years imprisonment in the penitentiary. Both the Circuit Clerk and <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/alfred-fields--panola-county-">Alfred Fields</a> are colored men; the latter has been a member of the Legislature from this county, having been elected on the Greenback ticket some years ago. This case is now exciting considerable interest among a certain class of the citizens of the county, who will soon present petitions to his Excellency, Gov. Lowry, asking for the pardon of <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/alfred-fields--panola-county-">Fields</a>. While we do not object to the Governor's use of his power to pardon, yet it is not fair that the petition should cast aspersions upon the character of others, or charge them with criminal offences, unless they have been tried and convicted for such offences. Now, the petitioners after stating the charge upon which <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/alfred-fields--panola-county-">Fields</a> was twice convicted by carefully selected, sworn jurors, say that, "There was but one witness against him; he made conflicting statements about the matter." This very careless misrepresentation of facts should not pass unnoticed; because it does an injustice to Mr. <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-m--young--panola-county-">Young</a>, the principal witness for the State. The writer was present at both trials, listened carefully to the evidence, and knows - what has since become a matter of general remark - that the testimony of Mr. <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-m--young--panola-county-">Young</a> was straight-forward, and identical at both trials. And although <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/alfred-fields--panola-county-">Fields</a> was represented by as able counsel as the State affords, who made many subtle efforts to entrap Mr. <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-m--young--panola-county-">Young</a>, yet, upon that evidence, at the first trial, and the repetition of that evidence, corroborated by the evidence of a prominent lawyer, at the last, <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/alfred-fields--panola-county-">Fields</a> was convicted. The petition states further that, "<a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/alfred-fields--panola-county-">Fields</a> denied the statement of the only witness against him." The truth of the matter is, that <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/alfred-fields--panola-county-">Fields</a> was never put upon the witness stand in his own defense; nor has he ever denied the truthfulness of <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-m--young--panola-county-">Young</a>'s statement; but on the contrary, when speaking of his conviction, he has exultingly and repeatedly stated that he would die before he would betray his friends. The petition further asserts that, "A celebrated trial for murder was pending at the time, and it was charged that the names in the jury-box were to be changed in the interest of those accused of murder, and the great excitement against the principal who was accused of murder, and who escaped through a premature discharge of the jury by the Judge on the first trial, extended itself to the defendant <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/alfred-fields--panola-county-">Fields</a>, and produced undue prejudice against him." The writer does not believe that this "trial for murder" produced "undue prejudice" against <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/alfred-fields--panola-county-">Fields</a>; but that the above statement of facts does clearly show the enormity of <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/alfred-fields--panola-county-">Field</a>'s crime and that it as clearly shows the difference in the character of <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/alfred-fields--panola-county-">Fields</a> and <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-m--young--panola-county-">Young</a> - the former attempting to poison the very fountain of justice, the jury system; and the latter not only refusing to be bribed, but very properly giving testimony against him. Another noticeable feature of this case is, that after <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/alfred-fields--panola-county-">Fields</a>' conviction in the lower court last November, application was made to Judge Roane, in open court, to allow him bail, pending his appeal to the Supreme Court. This appeal was denied. And still <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/alfred-fields--panola-county-">Fields</a> was never imprisoned in the county jail. And now, five weeks after the affirmation of his sentence to the penitentiary, by the Supreme Court, he is still running at large in this county soliciting persons to sign his petition for pardon. OBSERVER. Sardis, Miss., Feb. 28th, 1885. 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 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/james-m--young--panola-county-">Young, James M., 1849-</a> 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 1885-03-04 crime fields jm young https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/365c2897c5acafab94255ac496d90cbc.PNG 51ece5f6cacee6f1f1b013d77978c4bb 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 Two of the colored leaders of the Greenback party were in trouble at Batesville early Wednesday morning. As <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/alfred-fields--panola-county-">Alfred Fields</a>, of Sardis, stepped into the post-office, <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-m--young--panola-county-">J. M. Young</a>, circuit clerk, remarked - "<a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/alfred-fields--panola-county-">Fields</a>, you've been talking too much about me," and instantly fired a pistol, the powder temporarily blinding <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/alfred-fields--panola-county-">Fields</a> and scorching his face slightly; <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-m--young--panola-county-">Young</a> again fired on <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/alfred-fields--panola-county-">Fields</a> but neither shot took effect. <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-m--young--panola-county-">Young</a> was arraigned before the mayor on a charge of attempting to kill and murder, but waiving trial, gave a bond of $1000 for his appearance at the next term of circuit court. <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/alfred-fields--panola-county-">Fields</a> was examined but released. 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 Panola Weekly 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/james-m--young--panola-county-">Young, James M., 1849-</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Panola Weekly Star Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1884-05-31 crime fields jm young panola