Domestic News June 20, 1868

Arizona Miner

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Memphis Decay, Economic Decline, Radical Rule, Post War Destitution, Tennessee Exodus

Fort Whipple, Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona

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What is this article about?

Memphis, Tennessee, is experiencing severe economic decay, with 4,000-5,000 residents leaving in the past 90 days, vacant storefronts and homes, unemployment, and destitution among the poor, attributed to Radical rule; contrasted with pre-war prosperity when African Americans were forced to work.

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Decay of Memphis.—The Memphis (Tennessee) Post says that between four and five thousand persons have left Memphis within the past ninety days. Whole rows of store-houses in the most eligible business portion of the city are now untenanted. Dwellings are vacant, the poor have scanty employment, and some are on the verge of destitution. The Post might have added that all this is caused by Radical rule. Before the war, when the negro was compelled to work or starve, in Tennessee, Memphis was one of the thriftiest places in the Union.

What sub-type of article is it?

Economic Politics

What keywords are associated?

Memphis Decay Economic Decline Radical Rule Post War Destitution Tennessee Exodus

Where did it happen?

Memphis, Tennessee

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Memphis, Tennessee

Event Date

Past Ninety Days

Outcome

between four and five thousand persons have left; store-houses and dwellings untenanted; poor with scanty employment and some on verge of destitution

Event Details

The Memphis Post reports economic decline in Memphis, with mass exodus, vacant business and residential properties, and widespread poverty, blamed on Radical rule, unlike pre-war thriving conditions under forced labor for negroes.