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  1. Arkansas Black Man's Triumphant Speech
    date March, 1867 to January, 1868map PHILLIPS, Arkansastags African-Americans, Economy, Education, Government, Law, Politics, Race-Relations, Slavery, War

    In January 1868, black and white men came together for the first time in a legislative body in Arkansas to discuss the state's re-entry into the Union.The participating delegates consisted of 47 Arkansas whites, 17 outside whites, and eight African Americans.According to Richard L. Hume, the Arkansas convention was unique, however, because it contained extensive debates about the role of race.The...