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  1. Washington Says Farewell to Dick Wallach
    date February 26, 1881map Washington City, District of Columbiatags African-Americans, Health/Death, Education, Government, Law, Politics, Urban-Life/Boosterism

    On February 26, 1881, the Evening Star printed an article, 'A Noble Life' about Mr. Richard Wallach. Though he had not yet passed away, the city was already mourning his inevitable passing that was sure to come within days. The residents of Washington, D.C. had been proud to call Richard Wallach their Mayor for several years, and news of his impending death caused many to reflect on the beneficial...

  2. Bettie V. Jones, Fugitive Slaves, and the Methodist Revival
    date 1849 to 1856map FLUVANNA, Virginiatags Church/Religious-Activity, Government, Law, Politics, Race-Relations, Slavery

    During the mid-nineteenth century beginning in the year 1850, a period of intense religious revival known as the Third Great Awakening took root in the United States. The movement was a period of intense religious activism that trickled down from northern, urban cities and affected Protestant denominations with a heightened sense of social activism. Bettie V. Jones, a resident of Fluvanna County, Virginia,...

  3. A Call to the Free-Holders of Rowan and Davie Counties
    date June 22, 1844map DAVIE, North Carolinatags Economy, Government, Law

    People in town were gathered around a newspaper with the political platforms for the upcoming Presidential election. The candidate that seemed to care the most about the people of the county, especially the farmers was A.G. Carter. He had been the Senator here for twelve years so if he anything he had the experience to make the best politician. He promised to not burden people with taxes anymore...

  4. Commencement at Howard Draws an Illustrious Crowd
    date May, 1879map Washington City, District of Columbiatags African-Americans, Education, Government, Politics, Race-Relations, Slavery, Urban-Life/Boosterism

    It wasn't every day after the Civil War that former slaves and former slave-owners would admit to having something in common, much less celebrate it openly. But in the early summer of 1879 at the commencement exercises for Howard University, they did just that. The crowd began to arrive and soon it became clear that there was not nearly enough room to seat everyone who wanted to witness the 236 soon-to-be-graduates...

  5. Amherst County Citizens Petition for a Railroad
    date 1850 to 1851map AMHERST, Virginiatags Economy, Government, Law, Migration/Transportation, Urban-Life/Boosterism

    According to W.W. Scott's History of Orange County, the period of time between 1848 and 1860 was relatively serene and well-organized in that particular area of central Virginia. Following the United States' triumphant victory in the Mexican War of 1848, one of Virginia's sons and a decorated hero from the war, General Zachary Taylor, was elected President. The era that began in 1850 is known to historians...

  6. David Watson Prepares for Battle
    date December, 1860 to January, 1861map LOUISA, Virginiatags Economy, Government, War

    From December, 1860 to January, 1861 David Watson of Louisa County, Virginia wrote a series of letters back home to his mother. Watson enlisted in the Virginia militia and was writing from several locations, including Charleston, South Carolina at Fort Sumter. Built after the War of 1812 as one of a series of fortifications linking the southeastern coast, Fort Sumter fell on April 13, 1861 to Confederate...

  7. A Mayor Improves Baton Rouge
    date 1899map EAST BATON ROUG, Louisianatags African-Americans, Government, Politics, Race-Relations

    In the summer of 1899, Robert A. Hart, the mayor of the city of Baton Rouge in Louisiana, along with a small band of progressive citizens persuaded local property owners to approve a sequence of bond issues in order to improve the area. One of the issues cost 200,000 and paid for a new city hall, a new school, and paving of certain roads. Other issues went towards making new schools and hospitals and...

  8. Alligators Protected to Improve Economy
    date April 26, 1890map PLAQUEMINES, Louisianatags Agriculture, Economy, Government, Politics

    In April of 1890, the Police Jury of Plaquemines Parish in Louisiana made the decision to prohibit the further killing of alligators. This decision was unfortunate for the fashion industry, as purses, reticules, traveling bags, and footwear were all accessories that could be made out of alligator hide. Apparently, it was fashion's mandate to do so. In Louisiana and Florida, their abundance of alligators...

  9. African American Voters Assaulted for Registering to Vote
    date March 28, 1896map ST LANDRY, Louisianatags African-Americans, Crime/Violence, Government, Politics, Race-Relations

    The African American voters of St. Landry parish were unable to vote. However, this inability to vote was not because it was illegal for African Americans to do so. Three hundred armed white men were standing in front of the registry office in the town of Palmetto in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana to prevent them from registering to vote. After the armed men left, a few African Americans had managed...

  10. Orange County Elections of 1860
    date 1860map ORANGE, Virginiatags Government, Politics

    In a letter written from Mossy Creek Academy to his parents back home, Casper C. Branner discussed the results of the presidential election of 1860. This election of 1860 demonstrated the adherence of the majority of Orange County, Virginia residents to the Union. Although the elections of 1860 were considered by many to be the beginning of the American Civil War, the processes and tensions regarding...

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