Prospectus of the Colored Citizen journal debut and aims
The Colored Citizen, a weekly paper for colored men, enters its third year. Published by a Cincinnati to St Louis network, it seeks broad support, offers low price in advance and advertising terms, and invites correspondence on Black community affairs and institutions.
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The
Colored Citizen
Cincinnati
Louisville
Zanesville
St. Louis
Chicago
Columbus
Indianapolis
Parkersburg
Great West
United States
Ohio Congressmen and Antislavery Anniversary Fortnight
A NY Independent correspondent profiles Ohio lawmakers Schenck Bingham Ashley Garfield Shellabarger and others. The piece notes their looks, vigor, and oratory and marks the 33rd Anniversary of the American Anti-Slavery Society with resolutions urging universal suffrage and civil rights while condemning Johnson policies and Confederate tendencies.
Music Evening at Oldham House by Local Amateurs
Visitors at the Oldham House enjoyed a small concert performed by Messrs. Oldham Cox Smothers Turner and Nichols. The orchestra included first and second violins flute guitar and double bass and the amateur players acquitted themselves well.
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Oldham
Messrs
Cox
Smothers
Turner and Nichols
Important Case in a Freedmen's Court in Nashville
The Colored Tennesseean sketches a trial over York Freeman’s estate. His wife Judy and daughter Ella figure in a struggle that ended with Ella winning $4,386.44 in damages for enslavement and recovery of her father’s lands after emancipation. Eminent Nashville lawyers took part.
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Nashville
York Freeman
Judy
Ella
York
James B. Hellums
Hallums
Lebanon Clash with The Kentucky Bulldogs
A Bradfordsville group entered Lebanon on May 12 and began cursing and firing. Lebanon citizens armed with swords, axes, hoes, old guns, rifles, muskets and pistols joined the fray for about ten minutes as the clash unfolded.
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Lebanon
Bradfordsville
Kentucky Bulldogs
Military skirmish report with wounded and horse loss
A clash described as a renewal of the attack results in one man wounded and a horse killed. The report notes ongoing hostilities and anticipates further action by the opposing force nicknamed the bull-pups.
An Englishman in Hayti and the African intellect
The Nation quotes Henry Yates Thompson on Hayti’s progress and African and semi African peoples. The piece cites multilingual abilities, artistic and musical talent, and professional achievement across fields, noting examples from New Orleans to Cincinnati and Sierra Leone.
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London
Daly News
Henry Yates Thompson
University of Cambridge
England
Jamaica
Hayti
The Negro and the Burden of Freedom
A Confederate era editorial argues that statistics show blacks are unsuited for freedom. It asserts higher disease deaths among Black soldiers, claims whites fare better, and endorses brutal punitive measures as necessary to solve the so called negro problem.
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Richmond
Memphis
Property sale at No. 66 Richmond Street to Dixon
J. A. Trant sold the house and let No. 66 Richmond Street on Friday to Humphrey Dixon for $3,000.
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J. A. Trant
Richmond Street
Humphrey Dixon
Death of Burnet House Barber Clark in Sudden Apoplexy
Chas. E. Clark prominent city resident and owner of Burnet House Barber Shop died suddenly Monday morning from apoplexy.
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Chas. E. Clark
Our City
Burnet House
Frederick Douglass condemns Reconstruction Committee plan
In a recent letter Frederick Douglass mounts strong opposition to the plan proposed by the Reconstruction Committee, arguing its terms are flawed and harmful to civil rights progress.
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Fredrick Douglas
Reconstruction Committee
Convention of non Episcopal Methodists Adopts ReconstructionPlan Report
The convention in our city has been in session for several days and adopted a report favoring Congress reconstruction plans. The meeting showcases church leadership unity on national policy during the current period.
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Convention of
non-Episcopal Methodists
Our City
Congress
Citizen Agent J P Sampson to Tour the West
Our Agent Mr J P Sampson will shortly tour the West on behalf of the Citizen. Readers nationwide are urged to give him a warm reception.
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J. P. Sampson
West
Three Members Named to Probe Memphis Riots
A three man committee led by Washburne Blond and Bartwell is appointed to investigate the Memphis riots as Jeff Davis faces a speedy trial likelihood and an indictment has been drawn.
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Jeff. Davis
Messrs
Washburne
le. Blond and
Bartwell
Memphis
Memphis Group Forms to Bar Colored Porters and Hackmen
A coalition in Memphis aims to prevent colored men from serving as porters and hackmen. Some hackmen who ventured out after the riot were fired. The Black Swan Miss Greenfield organizes a colored concert troupe. Zion Church trustees improve the house of worship with outward swinging doors for safety. Funeral of Charles E. Clark, famed Bur net House Barber Shop owner, drew many citizens. The service was led by Rev. Scott, with a costly metallic casket and numerous carriages led by J. Freeman and Porter to Broadway.
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Memphis
Hackman
Zion Church
Charles E. Clark
Burnet House
Scott
New Street Church
Lincoln
J. Freeman
Porter
Broadway
Is there more virtue among the educated or the ignorant
The E L Lyceum meeting, led by President Parham, opened with a debate on whether virtue lies more with educated or ignorant people. Judges Mann Knox and Thompson awarded the latter, then Miss Josephine Ross sang, and Mr Hagerman performed. The remaining program noted absences and discussed whether the pursuits of colored people prejudice their interests with Miller Thompson as affirmative and Waters Cary as negative.
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E. L. Lyceum
Parham
Messrs
Mann
Knox
Thompson
Tolliver
Ball
Sampson
Folton
Josephine Ross
Babylon
J. Hagerman
Lara Lee
Business Committee
E. R. Miller
A. V. Thompson
J. W. Waters
Dr. Cary
Colored Public Schools of Cincinnati Fund and High School Plan
A detailed financial review of Cincinnati colored schools cites 1864 and 1865 levies, census figures, and treasury balances. It argues for a high school by combining first grades, estimating costs and revenue, and noting that existing leases and funds could support a new school with modest added expenses.
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Colored Citizen
City of
Cincinnati
Wehall
Wusply Auspicions. Co
Soe
Eas
CNG Agsistante Eo Ees Eadh
Advocate for Uniting Primary Grades in One House
In 1858 I urged ending the First Grades or merging them to free a teacher for stronger primary instruction. I secured a favorable report from a committee chaired by W H Mann, but district jealousy defeated the plan. I contend 700 pupils in the four lower grades need first care from trustees as funds now permit thorough training.
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Co Thy
Hughes and Woodward
W. H. Mann
P. H.C
Louisville Department Names Moris Mason and Marsh Woodson
Horace Morris K M Mason and Marsh Woodson are listed under the Louisville department. The fragment suggests official personnel or committee assignments within a city department.
Meanness on Broadway as Soldiers Threaten Colored Man
A colored man walking on Broadway is assaulted by three white soldiers after drunken aggression. He fights back and withdraws with no injuries. The report notes such incidents occur weekly and accuses some whites of drunkenly justifying abuse of colored men, while recognizing the underlying prejudice.
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Broadway
Causht Nolan
The Negro in Daily Rhetoric Across Week
The text notes a shift in daily newspapers from praising the rising black population to mourning a grave, then claims the poor Negro suffers dies but rises again like a Phoenix then reappears on Wednesday. The piece mocks sensational press cycles and racial stereotypes.
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Dieth
Hospital Association Meeting and May Wedding at Baptist Church
The Hospital Association held its May meeting at the Baptist church on Fifth Street with good attendance and routine business. A church collection followed, and two couples were married by Rev. H. Adams amid usual ceremony, with some disruptive behavior by a few young men noted. The newlyweds received congratulations as they left the church.
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The
Hospital Association
Fifth Street
Baptist Church
H. Adams
New Dry Goods Store Opens in Market Street Corner
Richard M. Johnson announces a dry goods and clothing shop at 138 Market and Ninth streets. He offers a fine stock of millinery, children's clothing, ladies shoes, and domestic furnishings at competitive prices. He invites ladies and friends to inspect the new store.
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Richard M. Johnson
Prince of Good Fellows
Cor. Market
Ninth Streets
Johnson
School Board Elects Officers for the Year
The School Board met and elected officers for a one year term. Austin Hubbard was chosen President with Peter Lewis as Vice President, Horace Morris Secretary, John C. N. Fowles Assistant Secretary, and N. B. Rogers Treasurer. All are described as reliable gentlemen.
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Austin Hubbard
Peter Lewis
Q. B. Jones
Horace Morris
John C. N. Fowles
N. B. Rogers
Treas
Hospital Association Monthly Meeting at Fifth Street Church
The Hospital Association will hold its next regular monthly meeting at Fifth Street Baptist Church on Monday evening May 21. Important business to be transacted. Come early.
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the Hospital Association
Fifth Street Baptist Church
Henry Cuzzens Ice Cream and Soda Water Ad
Local ad promotes Henry Cuzzens offering ice cream sherbet and soda water at 344 Walnut Street with emphasis on quality and citywide selection.
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Henry Cuzzens
Walnut St
All In Good Faith Warning Against Deceitful Promises
A moral warning cautions against people who claim good faith while harming others. It argues such individuals betray trust, deny harm, and feign piety to justify damaging actions. The piece likens them to hired assassins and Thugs to emphasize the danger of false virtue.
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Italy
India
Jakey M responds to controversial Louisville piece
A letter signed Jakey M. from Louisville defends the article by Horace Morris as sensational and distant from its readers. The writer claims responsibility for the piece, disavows improper conduct by women mentioned, and asserts personal accountability while distancing editors from the content.
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Horace Morris
Jakey M
Louisville
Jaxer. M
Louisville editors join The Cotoren Citizen staff
The Cotoren Citizen announces a new Louisville department led by Horace Morris Jac Hh Mason and Marsh Woodson. The move aims to deepen interest and extend the paper’s circulation, with editors described as fully qualified for their roles.
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Cotoren Citizen
Louisville
Horace Morris
Jac Hh. Mason
Marsh Woodson
Be Not the Slave of Authority Rally Message
A short meditation quotes urging readers to think for themselves and reject unthinking obedience. It calls individuals to cultivate independent judgment and resist blind conformity.
House Passes Bill Forbidding Territorial Disfranchisement
The House approved by 70 votes to 26 a measure banning the disfranchisement of colored men in U S territories. At the Non Episcopal Convention Hawley opened a resolution urging the contest for political rights of colored men. The motion to table the resolution failed and it was sent to a committee.
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Territories
Hawley
Reconstruction debate on Constitutional Amendment spurs mixed support
In the Congressional Record for May 8 to May 10, debate outlines the Reconstruction Committee’s Constitutional Amendment as a basis for Union restoration. Speeches by Stevens Blaine Garfield Thayer and others show Republican opposition to disfranchisement provisions, while a Senate bill debates salaries for officers appointed during recess. The House and Senate discuss passage, with shifts in stance toward the third section and representation for Southern states.
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Church of the Puritans
City
Messrs
Sumner
Chase
Gen. Sexton
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Wendell Philips
O. B. Frothingham
Chas
Lenox Remond
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Lee
Johnson
Richmond
White House
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Foo
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United States
Colorado
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Congressional Record
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Committee On Reconstruction
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Garfield
Thayer
Doolittle
Reconstruction Committee
Raymond
New York
Ienderson
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