Civil Rights Speech of Hon. Alonzo J. Ransier, of South Carolina, in The House of Representatives, February 7, 1874

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A fourteen-page pamphlet of a speech by Representative Hon. Alonzo J. Ransier, of South Carolina. It is a narrow rectangular bound pamphlet of off-white paper with black printed text. The cover text reads [Civil Rights. / SPEECH / of/ HON. ALONZO J. RANSIER, / of / South Carolina, / in / The House of Representatives, / February 7, 1874 / WASHINGTON: / Government Printing Office. / 1874]. In the upper right quadrant is a small rectangle in blue ink with the number "3" handwritten in it. Inside the front cover is handwriting in the upper left corner of the page that reads [1. Negro – Legal Status – U.S. / AH]. The text of the speech starts on the page immediately opposite. The back cover is blank except for a small stamp in black ink near the bottom margin that reads [MAR 1947].

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