King George County Ballot Box labeled "Colored"
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Title
King George County Ballot Box labeled "Colored"
Subject
African Americans, suffrage
Description
On October 22, 1867, African American men voted in Virginia for the first time. The army officers who conducted the election recorded the votes of white and black men on separate lists, and in King George County (and likely in other counties as well) white and black men placed their ballots in separate ballot boxes.
Source
Secretary of the Commonwealth, General Election Returns, King George County, Accession 50706, State Government Records Collection,
Date
1867
Contributor
Library of Virginia
Rights
CC BY-SA
Format
JPG
Type
Pasteboard box
Identifier
15_0128_04
Coverage
King George County, Virginia
Citation
“King George County Ballot Box labeled "Colored",” Remaking Virginia: Transformation Through Emancipation, accessed December 25, 2024, https://virginiamemory.com/online-exhibitions/items/show/597.