Black Men in Knoxville Got Politically Active in the 1870s

Subject

Civil Rights

Description

In 1866, Melvin J.R. Gentle was the chairman of the state Colored Citizens Convention, which petitioned the state legislature to give black men the right to vote.

Creator

Robert J. Booker

Source

https://www.knoxnews.com/story/opinion/2019/10/29/black-men-knoxville-got-politically-active-1870-s-robert-booker/2458331001/

Publisher

knoxnews.com

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