Race Relations
Information about race relations in Richmond, VA, during the Civil War and Reconstruction. 

Written Accounts

1847-05-26, Original manuscript (ALS) of J. R. Anderson; Letter from J. R. Anderson of Tredegar responding to workers who declined to work unless Negro workers dismissed and wages increased
1847-05-28, Richmond Whig; editorial paragraph about the Tredegar strike – sides against the strikers, but expresses hope that the two sides can be reconciled
1847-06-01, Richmond Enquirer; demands of the Tredegar strikers and Anderson’s response – editorial commentary condemns the strikers
1847-06-02, Boston (Mass.) Emancipator and Republican; notice of the Tredegar strike “against slave labor” among the puddlers.
1847-06-10, Trenton (N. J.) State Gazette; Note that the Tredegar strike does not “meet with public approbation, especially the requirement of the ejection of slave labor” – strikers find themselves “in the strong arms of the law”
1847-06-11, Richmond Enquirer; brief report that the Tredegar strike has been resolved – no details
1847-06-11, The Age (Augusta, Maine); interesting editorial regarding the Tredegar strike and the state of labor
1847-06-12, Baltimore Sun; correction: compromise between Tredegar and the strikers was NOT in relation to them returning to work, but to their potential prosecution on a conspiracy charge
1847-06-15, Richmond Enquirer; letter to the editor from J. R Anderson further explaining his actions in the Tredegar strike
1855-03-27, Richmond Dispatch; fascinating account of operations of the “Underground Railroad” in Richmond and criticism of Abolitionist “emissaries.” Proceeds to give a rosy description of the enslaved people.

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