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<I>Coalition Rule in Danville</I>

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In 1879 the Readjuster Party, a coalition of Black and white Republicans, won control of the Virginia legislature. Democrats in Danville, where Readjusters led the city council, circulated this pamphlet in 1883 describing interracial government as a threat to white supremacy. The circular inflamed racial tensions and led to the Readjusters’ defeat.

Date

1883

Type

circular letters

Medium

ink on paper (fiber product)

Department

NMAAHC

Institution

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

nmaahc_2019.28.38.2

Credit

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture