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Affidavit of Ishmael Lonon: Albany, Georgia, 1868 Sept. 27

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Howard, O. H

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At his office in Albany, Georgia on Sept. 27, 1868, Freedman's Bureau subassistant commissioner O.H. Howard records this affidavit of Ishmael Lonon, a freedman who, twelve years later in 1880, was elected to the Georgia Legislature. Lonon was among the survivors of the Camilla Riot on September 19, 1868. The riot occurred when Republicans and freedmen came to Camilla to hold a political rally and were met there with violent opposition from the townspeople. Lonon's account includes details of the escape of Republican politicians William P. Pierce, John Murphy, and Philip Joiner.Digital image and transcription created by the Digital Library of Georgia in 2001 of a photocopy held by DeSoto Trail Regional Library of an original record held by the National Archives.
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Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Camilla
  3. Freedmen
  4. Georgia
  5. Government
  6. History
  7. Joiner, Philip
  8. Lonon, Ishmael
  9. Mitchell County (Ga.)
  10. Murphy, John, Fl. 1868
  11. Personal Narratives
  12. Pierce, W. P
  13. Political Activity
  14. Political Violence
  15. Politics And Government
  16. Race Relations
  17. Reconstruction
  18. Social Conditions
  19. To 1964
  20. United States
  21. United States. Bureau Of Refugees, Freedmen, And Abandoned Lands
  22. Violence Against

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