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Subtitle: Opinions of Our Soldiers. Title: Elevator - July 14, 1865 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Elevator (1865 - 18??) The writer shares a letter from a Union soldier expressing his belief that "freedmen of the South" deserve the right to vote. Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper page Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century Keywords: army; Civil rights; politics; rebels; soldiers; suffrage; vote People: Backus, S. W. Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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