Powers, R.L., (fl. 1876) to Blanche Kelso Bruce
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09400.192 Author/Creator: Powers, R.L., (fl. 1876) Place Written: Macon, Mississippi Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 December 1876 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 20.1 x 12.7 cm. Order a Copy
Powers is writing to Senator Bruce to ask him to keep an eye on Power's nomination to the Senate, and if there is strong opposition to let him know so he can come to Washington to defend himself. In the second half of the letter Powers mentions that the "motto of the Mississippi Democracy is to "Rule or Destroy the negro" and they are as cruel and unrelenting as savages in pursuing this policy.".
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