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   In this March 23, 1900, speech before the U.S. Senate, Senator Benjamin R. “Pitchfork Ben” Tillman of South Carolina defended the actions of his white constituents who had murdered several black citizens of his home state.

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   Benjamin R. Tillman (1847–1918) was Governor of South Carolina (1890–1894) and U.S. Senator (1895–1918). He played an active role in anti-black violence in the 1870s and helped draft the state’s 1895 constitution that sought to disenfranchise blacks.

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   Who was 'Pitchfork Ben' Tillman?

   • In this March 23, 1900, speech before the U.S. Senate, Senator Benjamin R. “Pitchfork Ben” Tillman of South Carolina defended the actions of his white constituents who had murdered several black citizens of his home state.

   "Their Own Hotheadedness": Senator Benjamin R."Pitchfork Ben" Tillman

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   Are Tillman's speeches inflammatory?

   • Simkins, though, opined that Tillman's speeches in the Senate were only inflammatory because of his injection of personalities, and if that is disregarded, his speeches, when read, come across as well-reasoned and even conservative.

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   Did Tillman use lynching?

   • He also frankly acknowledged the use of lynching. Tillman had used the theme of white supremacy to build political power in South Carolina and was known for his abusive rhetoric and violent manner. Not only did he organize violence against African Americans, he once punched another senator in the face on the floor of the Senate.

   Speech in the Senate on the Disenfranchisement of African Americans

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   Did Tillman say it would take a thousand black men?

   • When Theodore Roosevelt had dinner in the White House with Booker T. Washington, Tillman is reported to have said that it would take killing a thousand black men to put them back in their place. Source: Congressional Record, 56th Congress, 1st Session, 3223-3224.

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   Ben Tillman was the governor of South Carolina from 1890 -1894 and a U.S. Senator from that state from 1894 until his death in 1918. In this speech before the Senate, he defends white South Carolinians who had murdered a number of black citizens. Mr. President, I have not the facts and figures here, but I want the country to get the

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   Benjamin Ryan Tillman was a Senator from South Carolina from 1895-1918. This quote is an excerpt from his speech to Congress on March 23, 1900. In this speech he defends the violence towards African Americans by his white constituents and the efforts made to disenfranchise African Americans in South Carolina. Source: "Speech of Senator Benjamin ...

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   As a member of the AIL, he appealed in a speech to his allies, stating, “We understand and realize what it is to have two races side by side that cannot mix or mingle without deterioration and injury to both and the ultimate destruction of the civilization of the higher.”