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Book/Printed Material The absolute equality of all men before the law, the only true basis of reconstruction

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[ Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection copy ]

About this Item

Title

  • The absolute equality of all men before the law, the only true basis of reconstruction

Summary

  • A statement of the benefits of immediately granting suffrage to the former slaves of the South at a time of debate over a constitutional amendment to do just that. Dickson argues that suffrage is the crucial right by which southern Blacks will advance to good citizenship and ensure themselves equality before the law. Noteworthy is the letter from John Stuart Mill in which Mill agrees with Dickson.

Names

  • Dickson, William M. (William Martin), 1827-1889
  • Mill, John Stuart, 1806-1873
  • Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)
  • YA Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Cincinnati : R. Clarke & Co. ..., 1865.

Headings

  • -  Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
  • -  African Americans--Suffrage
  • -  Suffrage--United States

Genre

  • Addresses--Ohio--Oberlin--1865

Notes

  • -  Also available in digital form.

Medium

  • 32 p. ; 23 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E668 .D55
  • E449 .D16 vol. 23, no. 19 Another copy.
  • YA 10079 Copy no. undetermined.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 11034254

Online Format

  • image
  • online text
  • pdf

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Credit Line: Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division.

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Chicago citation style:

Dickson, William M, John Stuart Mill, Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection, and Ya Pamphlet Collection. The Absolute Equality of All Men Before the Law, the Only True Basis of Reconstruction. Cincinnati: R. Clarke & Co, 1865. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/11034254/.

APA citation style:

Dickson, W. M., Mill, J. S., Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection & Ya Pamphlet Collection. (1865) The Absolute Equality of All Men Before the Law, the Only True Basis of Reconstruction. Cincinnati: R. Clarke & Co. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/11034254/.

MLA citation style:

Dickson, William M, et al. The Absolute Equality of All Men Before the Law, the Only True Basis of Reconstruction. Cincinnati: R. Clarke & Co, 1865. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/11034254/>.