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Colored Convention and voting rights in Athens County
A lengthy report documents the Aug 30 1879 colored political convention in Athens County, with leaders Samuel Barnes Henry Winston Ed Lett and others creating a platform for black suffrage school policy and Republican alignment. Delegates from multiple townships form committees to supervise political interests while urging support for the Republican ticket over Fusion or Democratic options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Samuel Barnes
Henry Morgan
T. J. Ferguson
Samuel Sloan
Athens
E. H. Wills
York
John Cromwell
M.M. Holland, Esq
Washington, D. C
Edlett
J. H. Harris
T. W. Readus
Lee
Sam Barnes
Henry Winston
A. Broadus
A. Smith
W. Daniels
Joseph Miller
S. Sloan
Republian
Hayes
Albany
Lee Township
Jas. Cooper
York Township
H. Winston
Ed. Lett
E. Willis
W. Harper
W. Frazier
Athens Township
J. H. Cromwell
Jos. Miller
Waterloo
Wm. Newsome
Committee On
United States
M. M. Holland
Washington City
Mr. Holland
Doctor Shrader
J.P. Coe
Squire Lynch
Committee On Resolutions
Central Committee
J. Ferguson
Athens County
A. W.S. Minear
Athens Co. Rep. Con. Com
King
Zeigler
Piqua
Thurman
File
Ada
Henry Kenker
Cincinnati
Cooper
Butler Township
Darke County
Odell
Senator Conkling
John Winters
Ohio State
Delaware County Agricultural Society
Jacob Vassar
Ridgway
Hardin County
Cornelius McMahon
Jas. Wilson
Washington Hite
Upper Sandusky
Geo. F. Meranda
Sidney
Hiram Ritchie
Akron
Henry Blandy
Zanesville
New York City
Emil Schmidt
Willie Mainwarning