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Redmond, Dennis, fl. 1856-1865 Southern cultivator. [Vol. 20, no. 7 & 8 (September & October, 1862)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.11.06 Author/Creator: Redmond, Dennis, fl. 1856-1865 Place Written: Augusta, Georgia Type: Newspaper Date: Sept. & Oct. 1862 Pagination: 32 p. : Height: 26.5 cm, Width: 17 cm Order a Copy

Negro Phobia at the North, Enemies Buying Our Cotton, Letter by J.P. Benjamin, What a Northern Woman Thinks, Syrup in Place of Bacon for Negroes. Articles on cotton discuss its influence in America and its "want" in Europe and the dangers of Northern "enemies" buying Southern cotton, as well as a letter from the Confederate Secretary of State about how cotton is "still king." A few brief articles refer to the status of blacks, while others refer to women and their place.

Redmond, Dennis, fl. 1861-1864

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