Martha Schofield draft letter to the New York Tribune

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Date created	1877
Creator	Schofield, Martha
Description	Draft of a letter by Martha Schofield recounting the testimony of African American women whose husbands had been murdered in the Ellenton Riot. Published in the New York Tribune on 2 June 1877
Size	4 pages
Type	Text
Subjects	Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) \| Racism \| Race relations \| Minorities--Violence against \| African Americans--Crimes against \| African Americans--Civil rights \| Voter intimidation \| Murder \| Murder victims \| Riots \| Death \| Witnesses
Geographical location	South Carolina
Language	English
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Local identifier	A00183349
Collection	Martha Schofield Papers, SFHL-RG5-134 (explore contents)
Contributing institution	Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
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