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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
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.
“Pitchfork Ben” Tillman Addresses the 1896 Democratic Convention. The most famous speech in American political history was delivered by William Jennings Bryan on July 9, 1896, at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, but it was preceded by two other significant speeches.
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Benjamin Ryan Tillman (August 11, 1847 – July 3, 1918) was a politician of the Democratic Party who served as governor of South Carolina from 1890 to 1894, and as a United States Senator from 1895 until his death in 1918.
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 ...
Tillman kicked off the 1896 presidential campaign with a rousing speech in the Senate in which he attacked Grover Cleveland, the sitting president and titular head of his own Democratic party.
