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Editorial
July 8, 1920
The Bamberg Herald
Bamberg, Bamberg County, South Carolina
What is this article about?
Editorial urges South Carolina residents to volunteer teaching 19,878 illiterate Democratic club voters to sign names, eliminating 'X marks' in 1920 registrations and removing the state's illiteracy stigma.
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19,878 X Marks on Democratic
Club Rolls in Nineteen-Eighteen
LET SOUTH CAROLINA SECEDE FROM ILLITERACY BY HAVING
A "HIS-X-MARK"-LESS CLUB ROLL
IN 1920.
Wanted-19,878 men unwilling to register with a mark in
1920.
Wanted-19,878 men and women, bankers, preachers, teachers,
farmers, committeemen, and public officers, to teach these 19878
voters to sign their names-if no more. It means often only a
suggestion; at most only a few hours of service.
Remuneration--Your proud and glorious state cleansed of a
blot and removed from the sneers of alien statisticians; the
poignant gratitude of free men who are no longer 'made to feel
ashamed when asked to sign their names."
WILL YOU BE ONE?
Club Rolls in Nineteen-Eighteen
LET SOUTH CAROLINA SECEDE FROM ILLITERACY BY HAVING
A "HIS-X-MARK"-LESS CLUB ROLL
IN 1920.
Wanted-19,878 men unwilling to register with a mark in
1920.
Wanted-19,878 men and women, bankers, preachers, teachers,
farmers, committeemen, and public officers, to teach these 19878
voters to sign their names-if no more. It means often only a
suggestion; at most only a few hours of service.
Remuneration--Your proud and glorious state cleansed of a
blot and removed from the sneers of alien statisticians; the
poignant gratitude of free men who are no longer 'made to feel
ashamed when asked to sign their names."
WILL YOU BE ONE?
What sub-type of article is it?
Education
Social Reform
What keywords are associated?
Illiteracy
South Carolina
Literacy Campaign
Voter Education
X Marks
Democratic Club
1920 Registration
What entities or persons were involved?
South Carolina
Democratic Club
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Campaign To Eliminate Illiteracy Among South Carolina Voters
Stance / Tone
Urgent Call To Action
Key Figures
South Carolina
Democratic Club
Key Arguments
19,878 Voters Marked X On 1918 Rolls Due To Illiteracy
Need 19,878 Volunteers To Teach Them To Sign Names
Volunteers Include Men And Women From Various Professions
Effort Requires Only Suggestions Or A Few Hours
Benefits: State Pride, Removal From Ridicule, Gratitude From Voters