RARE CALIFORNIA BROADSHEET ON MASSACRE OF SIX AFRICAN-AMERICANS IN HAMBURG, SC

[VIOLENCE AGAINST AFRICAN-AMERICANS]. Reconstruction-Era Newspaper Supplement: “A Centennial Fourth of July Democratic Celebration. / The Massacre of Six Colored Citizens of the United States, at Hamburgh [sic], S. C., on July 4th, 1876. [Jackson, Amador County, CA: Amador Ledger, Ca. July 18, 1876]. Two folio pages on one sheet. Approximately 515 x 350 mm. Sheet is toned, several small holes in text, three faint horizontal creases, some wear, light chipping, an inkstamp. “Debate on the Hamburgh Massacre, in the U. S. House of Representatives, July 15th and 18th, 1876…” This is a transcript of the debates on these terrible crimes. Offered with the July 8, 1876 issue of the Amador Ledger, with the National Republican Platform on p. 1 (“Third - The permanent pacification of the Southern section of the Union and the complete protection of oft citizens in the free enjoyment of all their rights, are duties to which the Republican party stands sacredly pledged…”). The Hamburg Massacre (or Red Shirt Massacre) was part of the intimidation campaign carried out by White Supremacists against the majority African-American citizens of Hamburg, SC., when nearly 100 white men attacked 30 African-American servicemen of the National Guard. Six African-American servicemen died, and four were tortured. The national outrage embarrassed many Democrats and angered most Republicans.