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Identifier:
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C0291B01F01L01
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Title:
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Letter describing the "Snow Riot," a racist attack by young white men on the Black community of Washington, D.C.
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Creator:
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Fendall, Mary Elizabeth
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Date:
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1835-08
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Description:
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Letter, probably from Mary Elizabeth Fendall (according to dealer information accompanying the letter), to a woman named Else. The letter describes the 1835 "Snow Riot", a racist attack on the Black community of Washington, D.C. in which young white men terrorized and destroyed property belonging to Beverly Snow and other Black people in the city.
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Subject:
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Lynching
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Geographic Area:
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Washington (D.C.)
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Genre/Form:
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correspondence
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Type:
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Text
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Format:
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paper
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Extent:
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4 pages
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Digital Publisher:
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George Mason University Special Collections Research Center
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Collection:
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Letter describing the "Snow Riot," a racist attack by young white men on the Black community of Washington, D.C.
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Finding Aid:
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https://aspace.gmu.edu/resources/c0291
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Physical Location:
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Box 01
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Rights Statement:
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
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Rights Statement:
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The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
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