- Joined
- Jan 7, 2013
- Location
- Long Island, NY
According to the Encyclopedia of Reconstruction:
Georgia blacks, including Henry Turner and others, organized a black Republican Party in May 1867 that focused on forming alliances with white Republicans. The black-white Republican alliance in Georgia was instrumental in organizing mass meetings of blacks in rallies to support the registration of black voters and encourage celebrations of the congressional Reconstruction Acts. p. 287
Georgia blacks, including Henry Turner and others, organized a black Republican Party in May 1867 that focused on forming alliances with white Republicans. The black-white Republican alliance in Georgia was instrumental in organizing mass meetings of blacks in rallies to support the registration of black voters and encourage celebrations of the congressional Reconstruction Acts. p. 287