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Domestic News
June 17, 1871
The Elko Independent
Elko, Elko County, Nevada
What is this article about?
Residents of Washington express excitement and disapproval over the appointment of Frederick Douglass's son as a trustee for white schools, replacing a white trustee, in a district without colored schools.
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Don't Like It.—The people of Washington have lately been laboring under considerable excitement on account of the appointment of a negro as trustee to superintend white schools. A son of Fred. Douglass has been appointed a school trustee in a district where there are no colored schools, and his appointment to succeed a white trustee is not well received. It is sometimes hard for people to lie in the bed they make for themselves, but it serves them right. Equality is a great thing for those who fancy it. Go on in the course marked out by the Radicals, and you will find eventually that 'a white man is just as good as a negro if he only behaves himself.'
What sub-type of article is it?
Appointment
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Washington Appointment
School Trustee
Fred Douglass Son
Racial Equality
Radicals
What entities or persons were involved?
Son Of Fred. Douglass
Fred. Douglass
Where did it happen?
Washington
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Washington
Event Date
Lately
Key Persons
Son Of Fred. Douglass
Fred. Douglass
Outcome
appointment not well received; considerable excitement among people
Event Details
Appointment of a son of Fred. Douglass, described as a negro, as school trustee to superintend white schools in a district with no colored schools, succeeding a white trustee.