Title
Letter from Vancouver Island
Subject
Black race
Description
Inflammatory letter to the editor from a British subject in Victoria who believes that the negro riot in the Colonial Theatre shows that the black race is not ready to be integrated into society. This excited and angry description of the "riot" suggests that Victoria blacks were asserting their right to equal seating in the theater, rather than to seating in a set-aside section.
The recent escape of slave Charles Mitchell from Olympia to Victoria forms part of the context for this article. Victoria blacks had arranged the "underground railroad" by which Mitchell escaped.
The recent escape of slave Charles Mitchell from Olympia to Victoria forms part of the context for this article. Victoria blacks had arranged the "underground railroad" by which Mitchell escaped.
Abstract
A reader responds to the riot in the Colonial Theatre in Victoria by a group of blacks by recounting the incident, as he witnessed it, and forcefully arguing that blacks are uncivilized.
Sub-head on the letter reads: "Practical demonstration of Abolition-Republican principles!"
On the same page, Presidential Election results from Oregon. Lincoln pulls in more votes than Breckinridge.
Sub-head on the letter reads: "Practical demonstration of Abolition-Republican principles!"
On the same page, Presidential Election results from Oregon. Lincoln pulls in more votes than Breckinridge.
Creator
"A British Subject"
Source
Pioneer and Democrat
Publisher
Olympia, Wa.: Edward Furste
Date Issued
1860-11-16
References
Mitchell, Charles, born 1847
Medium
Web
Type
newspaper
Bibliographic Citation
Vol. 8, No. 52, col. E
Spatial Coverage
Victoria; British Columbia, Canada
Provenance
http://www.sos.wa.gov
URL
http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/newspapers_detail.aspx?t=3
Start Page
2
End Page
2