Floyd Bellah broadside
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS583f
Scope and Content
This collection contains a suit against James D. Collins for sending Floyd Bellah to a chain gang for nothing and without a trial.
Dates
- approximately 1880
Creator
- Bellah, Floyd (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted through the Kenan Research Center.
Administrative/Biographical History
A broadside proclamation about a suit of Floyd Bellah, a black man. Mr. Bellah was represented by Col. William Lowndes Calhoun, a former Confederate soldier and lawyer who served as Mayor of Atlanta in 1879 and was the Judge of Court of Ordinary of Fulton County 1881-1897.
Extent
1 folder(s)
Language
English
- Title
- Floyd Bellah broadside
- Author
- Paul Crater
- Date
- May 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository