Slavery and politics stir Dixie memory in Indianola piece
The letter reflects on the slave trade, citing prices and cruelties, and links past brutality to ongoing racial tensions. It argues Roosevelt should withdraw the Dr Crum nomination and restore a postmaster acceptable to Charleston to heal sectional rifts.
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Edna Waddell
L. S. May
Waddell
St. Louis
Brandon
Southren
Guinea
Louisiana
United States
Washington
Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
Stephen A. Douglas
Delta
Boston
P. J
Dixie
South
Roosevelt
Dr. Crum
Indianola
Cox
Senate
McKinley
Roosevel
Congress
Republican Party
Havana
New York
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Bragg
Charleston
Answer to Dixie Doodle in a Curious Humorous Tale
A playful, era voice recounts a whimsical Doodle seeking help for chronic office hunger and a desire to eat greens from the public pot. The piece blends humor with memory, referencing doodle hunting, straw daubing, and a cautionary note about Doodles and penitentiaries.
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