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Domestic News
September 29, 1867
The Daily Phoenix
Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina
What is this article about?
In Halifax, NC, during voter registration, a guard demanded 50 cents from Black individuals to enter, collecting about $500 for the Union League, delaying non-payers until League members were served.
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"Fifty Cents A Head."—One of the most intelligent and reliable gentlemen in the State, writing from the County of Halifax, informs us that during the registration in the town of Halifax, a man, claiming to be a guard, was placed at the door, who forbade negroes to enter unless they paid fifty cents to the Union League! If that was paid, they might register at once; if refused, registration was denied until all the members of the League were served. By this process, it is stated, some $500 were levied on the negroes.—Raleigh Sentinel.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Voter Registration
Extortion
Negroes
Union League
Halifax Nc
Where did it happen?
Halifax, County Of Halifax
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Halifax, County Of Halifax
Outcome
$500 levied on the negroes
Event Details
A guard at the registration door in Halifax forbade negroes from entering unless they paid fifty cents to the Union League; payers registered immediately, while refusers were delayed until League members were served.