"I Am For Justice": The Campaign of 1897, Part 2
Notes:
About the White Backlash Against the Prospect of Nominating Blacks: See: "Colored Candidates," the Baltimore Sun, September 10, 1897; "Malster's Vote," the Baltimore Sun, September 10, 1897; "A Political Blunder," the Baltimore Sun, September 11, 1897.
About the Republican Reneg and Its Aftermath: See: "Republican Ticket," the Baltimore Sun, September 11, 1897; "Colored Men Indignant," the Baltimore American, September 12, 1897; "Republicans Red Hot," the Baltimore American, September 13, 1897; "Angry Colored Men," the Baltimore Sun, September 14, 1897; "A Republican Dilemma," the Baltimore American, September 14, 1897; "Colored Men Cut Off," the Baltimore American, September 15, 1897.
About Black Independent Movements Outside of Baltimore: Black Republicans began to move outside of the party with increasing frequency during the 1890s. Consequent with the 1897 Baltimore City episode, a number of other localities, including Baltimore County, witnessed this expression of self-determination by blacks. See, for example: "The Colored Men Return," the Baltimore Sun, October 10, 1897; "In Baltimore County," the Baltimore American, October 18, 1897.
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Copyright: Maryland State Archives, 1997