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

Written Accounts

1893-12-14, National Tribune; description of a clever escape of two men from Libby Prison
1896-01-04, Richmond Planet; interesting description of the controversy surrounding the burial of “an old black mammy” in a white family’s plot in Shockoe Cemetery
1896-02-15, Richmond Planet; more on controversy over the burial of a “colored mammy” at Shockoe Cemetery
1896-02-16, Richmond Dispatch; more on the controversy involving the burial of a colored person at Shockoe Cemetery – article notes that a similar thing has been done at Hollywood, though that is the only instance of a colored burial there.
1896-03-21, Richmond Planet; editorial comment on “colored cemeteries” – notes the lack of outrage about the “desecration of the burial ground on Poor-house Hill, North 5th Street”
1896-07-12, Columbus (Georgia) Daily Enquirer; very detailed account of a visit to Richmond for the Confederate reunion by a Georgia soldier – Fort Harrison, The Crater get particular attention, as does the current condition of Richmond.
1896-10-01, National Tribune; outstanding account of Lincoln’s visit to Richmond by a Union cavalry officer who was definitely present at the time– notes that Lincoln went to the White House of the Confederacy twice, takes direct aim at Graves’ account
1898, Series Written Especially for the Boston Journal; Recollections from the 9th Vermont Infantry, detailing the occupation of Richmond
1899-07-27, National Tribune; "A Union Man in Richmond;" description of sentiment in Richmond leading up to secession; John Minor Botts' speech at the African Church, and the Secession Convention in the Mechanics' Institute.
1900-09-26, Richmond Times; very detailed obituary for Elizabeth Van Lew – provides nice summary of her life and spy career

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