Poster for Colonel A.M. Waddell Oration at Camp Watson, Milton, Vermont, 1880
Title
Poster for Colonel A.M. Waddell Oration at Camp Watson, Milton, Vermont, 1880
Description
Poster advertising an appearance by Colonel A.M. Waddell of North Carolina at Camp Watson, on shore of Lake Champlain in Milton, Vermont, Monday, August 23, 1880. The poster calls for "A restored union and national good will!" and claims that "The Colonel is one of the most candid and eloquent speakers in the Country." Alfred Moore Waddell served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1870-78 and was an outspoken white supremacist who later led a violent uprising against the Black population of Wilmington, NC.
Date
1880
Subject
Source
Small Bside / Political elections - 1880
Extent
1 broadside ; 20.5 x 14.5 cm
Identifier
WaddellSpeech.jpg
Format
jpeg
Original Format
Collection
Citation
“Poster for Colonel A.M. Waddell Oration at Camp Watson, Milton, Vermont, 1880,” Digital Vermont: A Project of the Vermont Historical Society, accessed December 19, 2024, https://digitalvermont.org/items/show/2095.