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Memphis Race Riots testimony by Albert Harris

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Six pages of testimony by a black man named Albert Harris who witnessed the race riots that took place in Memphis (Tenn.) in May 1866. The testimony was presented to a U. S. congressional committee appointed to investigate the riots.
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Tennesse State Library and Archives

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Digital Library of Tennessee

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  1. Race Riots

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