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Civil unrest in Camilla, Georgia, 1868 : Reconstruction, republicanism, and race
Records of the Freedman's Bureau documenting the 1868 Camilla Massacre.
More About This Collection
Creator
United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands
Contributor to Resource
United States. National Archives and Records Administration.
Publisher
Original records: United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands records, 1861-1879, National Archives and Records Administration.
Date of Original
1868
Subject
Republican Party (Ga.)--History--19th century
United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands--Archives
Republican Party (Ga.)--Public opinion
Freedmen--Georgia--Political activity--Sources
Freedmen--Georgia--Violence against--Sources
Public opinion--Georgia
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Georgia--Sources
Political violence--Georgia--Camilla--Sources
Georgia--History--1865- --Sources
Georgia--Politics and government--1865-1950
Mitchell County (Ga.)--Politics and government
Mitchell County (Ga.)--Race relations
Location
United States, Georgia, Mitchell County, Camilla, 31.23129, -84.21046
Medium
affidavits
clippings (information artifacts)
correspondence
legal documents
legal instruments
letters (correspondence)
official reports
records (documents)
reports
texts (document genres)
Type
Text
Description
The Civil Unrest in Camilla, Georgia, 1868 collection, located at the DeSoto Trail Library and comprised of photostatic copies from the Freedman's Bureau records held by the National Archives of the United States, consists of letters, affidavits, reports and a newspaper clipping relating to a violent episode in Camilla, Georgia, in 1868 involving local republicans, freedmen, and townspeople.
Language
eng
Holding Institution
De Soto Trail Regional Library System
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