Dublin Core
Title
Custom House Mill, July 6, 1869
Subject
African Americans, politics, race relations
Description
This 1869 lithograph from the Richmond studio of lithographer Charles Ludwig illustrated one fear that white Virginians entertained after the Civil War, that unscrupulous politicians would use government jobs in the post office or federal customs houses to create powerful radical Republican political machines with the support of African American voters. Here, a slick politician is grinding out registered voters from a mill of the kind used to grind coffee beans. The date on this image, July 6, 1869, was the date on which Virginia voters ratified the new state constitution that granted the vote to black men.
Creator
Charles L. Ludwig
Source
Library of Virginia, Prints and Photographs Division
Date
1869
Contributor
Library of Virginia
Rights
CC BY-SA
Format
JPG
Type
Lithograph
Identifier
13_1162_008
Coverage
Virginia