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Letters to John Mercer Langston

B. 1829 · D. 1897

John Mercer Langston was an African American abolitionist, attorney, educator, activist, diplomat, and politician. He was the founding dean of the law school at Howard University and helped create the department, During his tenure he was coauthor of the Civil Rights Act of 1875, the blueprint used for the Civil Rights Act of 1964. He was the first president of what is now Virginia State University, a historically black college. He was elected a U.S. representative from Virginia and wrote From the Virginia Plantation to the National Capitol; Or, the First and Only Negro Representative in Congress From the Old Dominion.

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John Mercer Langston , Minister Resident of the United States of America, Port au Prince to John Mercer Langston, March 21, 1878

From John Mercer Langston , Minister Resident of the United States of America, Port au Prince
To John Mercer Langston
March 21, 1878

[Inclosure 15 in No. 40.—Translation.] Mr. Carrié to Mr. Langston. [Circular.] Office of the Secretary of State for the Department of Foreign Relations, Port au Prince, March 21, 1878. Mr.…

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Langston , Minister Resident and Consul-General of the United States of America, Port au Prince to John Mercer Langston, July 16, 1878

From Langston , Minister Resident and Consul-General of the United States of America, Port au Prince
To John Mercer Langston
July 16, 1878

[Inclosure in No. 74.—Translation.] Mr. Roumain to Mr. Langston. Office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Relations, Port au Prince, July 16, 1878. Mr. Minister: I have the honor…

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