Title

Pre-Civil War Debts - All Parties Involved

Description

This is a piece explaining the pre-Civil War debt in 1870 and how many of the richer and more powerful people (mainly white folks) were advocates of fully paying it off, while the less conservative middle-class whites and newly enfranchised blacks argued that this is not a viable option, instead messing with plans for free public schools. This shows where priorities lie for all parties involved.

Bibliographic Citation

Nan Netherton, Fairfax County, Virginia: A History (Fairfax: Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, 1978), 399.

Contributor

Alaa Guennouni

Date

1870

Creator

Nan Netherton, Donald Sweig, Janice Artemel, Patricia Hickin, Patrick Reed

Publisher

Fairfax County Board of Supervisors