Republican mass meeting
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project)
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Political Activity Race Relations Representative Government And Representation
Report of a meeting of African American Republicans of Mecklenburg County, N.C., to object to their lack of representation on the party's county ticket. Out of a county of 3000 African American Republican voters and 250 whites only 3 out of 38 Federal appointments were held by blacks. This was a call to the citizens for a demand for better representation.