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Hon. Robert Brown Elliott, An Eloquent Negro Congressman From Calhoun's Old District, South Carolina

Hon. Robert Brown Elliott, An Eloquent Negro Congressman From Calhoun's Old District, South Carolina/tiles/collection/6/6745.xml
Hon. Robert Brown Elliott, An Eloquent Negro Congressman From Calhoun's Old District, South Carolina/tiles/collection/6/6746.xml
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Date

1874-02-14

Publisher

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper

Dimensions

15 3/8 x 10 5/8 in. (39.1 x 27 cm)

Accession Number

2009.116.004

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

Robert Brown Elliott’s portrait, at upper right, accompanies a profile that highlighted his education in England and experience as a member of South Carolina’s 1868 Constitutional Convention. Elliott, who represented the same district as John C. Calhoun, is also praised for his public speaking skills. The article described the 31-year-old as “an eloquent orator of experience,” particularly with regard to “his great speech on the Civil Rights Bill, in reply to Alexander H. Stephens.”

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