Letter from Citizens of Jeffersonville, Georgia, to Senators
6/28/1918
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Citizens of Twiggs County, Georgia, sent this letter to Senators M. Hoke Smith and Thomas W. Hardwick, opposing the Susan B. Anthony Amendment, the name given to the 19th Amendment.
The letter states that to "give equal suffrage in the South would only open the way to race riots, murder, and a repetition of the 'Reconstruction Days of the Sixties'. We most earnestly appeal to you to do what you can for our defense and protection in this most signal injustice."
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The letter states that to "give equal suffrage in the South would only open the way to race riots, murder, and a repetition of the 'Reconstruction Days of the Sixties'. We most earnestly appeal to you to do what you can for our defense and protection in this most signal injustice."
This document was digitized by teachers in our Primarily Teaching 2017 summer workshop in Washington, D.C.
This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Senate.
National Archives Identifier: 74884327
Full Citation: Letter from Citizens of Jeffersonville, Twiggs County, Georgia to Georgia Senators; 6/28/1918; Petitions and Memorials, Resolutions of State Legislatures, and Related Documents which were Presented, Read, or Tabled during the 65th Congress; (SEN65A-K11); Petitions and Related Documents That Were Presented, Read, or Tabled, 1789 - 1966; Records of the U.S. Senate, Record Group 46; National Archives Building, Washington, DC. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/jeffersonville-georgia-senators, September 11, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
