When Virginia Was Threatened By Servile War & Extermination in July 1868

Pat Young

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The Threatened Servile War
Richmond Enquirer
Saturday, Jul 25, 1868
Richmond, VA
Issue: 189
Page: 2

It was fairly common in Democratic newspapers to claim that Congressional Reconstruction would soon lead to a race war that would likely result in the extinction of the Black race. These exterminationist articles grew pretty frequent during the 1868 campaign.

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