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African Americans -- Virginia

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

First District of Accomack County (VA) voting certificate

 Unprocessed Material — Folder 1: [Barcode: X032762382]
Identifier: ViU-2023-0198
Dates: October 22, 1867

First District of Accomack County (VA) voting certificate including African Americans

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: X032762382]
Identifier: MSS 16832
Content Description This collection contains a certificate of a local Virginia election in the first district of Accomack County on October 22, 1867, preliminary voting for delegates for the upcoming Constitutional Convention, marking the first time African-Americans voted in the state. The October 22 election took place under Army supervision. Written entirely in manuscript ink on a sheet of lined paper folded to 4 unnumbered pages. Pages [2]-[4] are blank. The document certifies that:...
Dates: October 22, 1867