Poster for Colonel A.M. Waddell Oration at Camp Watson, Milton, Vermont, 1880

WaddellSpeech.jpg

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

Source

Small Bside / Political elections - 1880

Extent

1 broadside ; 20.5 x 14.5 cm

Identifier

WaddellSpeech.jpg

Format

jpeg

Original Format

Citation

“Poster for Colonel A.M. Waddell Oration at Camp Watson, Milton, Vermont, 1880,” Digital Vermont: A Project of the Vermont Historical Society, accessed April 28, 2024, https://www.digitalvermont.org/items/show/2095.