<I>The Exodus: An Appeal to the Philanthropic People of the North for Aid and Sympathy</I>
date: label: Date
content: November 15, 1879
name: label: Created by
content: Emigrant Aid Society, American, founded 1878
label: Written by
content: John Wesley Cromwell, American, 1846 - 1927
notes: label: Description
content: An essay written and released by member of the Office of the Emigrant Aid Society of Washington, D.C., on November 15, 1879, titled "The Exodus: An Appeal to the Philanthropic People of the North for Aid and Sympathy." It is printed on a single sheet folded in half vertically to form four pages with black printed text hand underlined in black ink, and an additional section handwritten in pencil by John Wesley Cromwell after the printed text on the third page. The title is printed near the top of the front page. The essay concerns issues facing freed people living in the South in the years after the American Civil War and the passage of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments. The writers note that efforts in the South, mainly by politicians of the Democratic Party, seek to or have already limited the rights of freed people guaranteed under these new amendments. The society notes that as a result of these circumstances many people are moving westward. The society seeks donations to assist migrants. Names of society members are printed at the end of the essay. Cromwell, a member of the society, wrote in pencil on the third page regarding the civil rights of African Americans. The fourth page is blank.
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content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place made
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: American West
label: Topic
content: Emancipation
label: Topic
content: Justice
label: Topic
content: Law
label: Topic
content: Migrations
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
label: Topic
content: Social reform
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.63.27
objectType: label: Type
content: essays
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink and graphite on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (closed): 11 1/8 × 8 in. (28.3 × 20.3 cm)