Mar 27, 2014 - Sale 2342

Sale 2342 - Lot 117

Unsold
Estimate: $ 600 - $ 800
(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION--RECONSTRUCTION.) SMALLS, ROBERT A Centennial Fourth of July Democratic Celebration. The Massacre of Six Colored Citizens. . . 16, (+15-16 pp) 8vo, entirely uncut and unopened sheets, as printed, never bound. (WGC) [Washington?], 1876

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The Hamburg Massacre (or Hamburg Riot) was a key event of South Carolina Reconstruction. Beginning with a dispute over free passage on a public road, this racially motivated incident concluded with the death of six men. This is a scarce and important record of the events as debated in the U.S. House of Representatives.