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"Move to Abolish Maryville's Charter Irks Negro Citizens"
Charleston News and Courier1933-01-16
International African American Museum
Charleston, United States
This article, published in the Charleston News and Courier in January of 1933, describes how the mayor Thomas Carr and the four members of Maryville's town council launched a determined struggle to retain Maryville's autonomy by fighting a bill introduced in the state legislature to revoke Maryville's charter. The town was represented by Charleston law firm Shimel & Rittenburg.
Source: Charleston News and Courier, Monday Morning, 16 Jan 1933, Page 10. Item is in public domain.
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- Title: "Move to Abolish Maryville's Charter Irks Negro Citizens"
- Creator: Charleston News and Courier
- Date Created: 1933-01-16
- Location Created: Charleston, South Carolina
- Subject Keywords: Maryville, South Carolina, African American history, Free African Americans, 19th century, 20th century, African American culture, early settlements, African American communities
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