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  • Topic is exactly "Social Change"

August 25, 1894

The Planet urges its reader to use their money, and to prioritize family and education in their spending.

October 13, 1894

The Planet urges people to set aside their race differences in the goal to achieve social and economic prosperity in the South.

January 5, 1895

As the only black student in his class of 100 students, Dr. R.E. Jones became one of the first “colored” doctors to drive around in his own buggy.

January 5, 1895

Local Richmonder finds success in making shoes and is now the owner of one of the largest “colored” shoe establishments.

January 5, 1895

“Colored” man comes to Richmond with nothing, and becomes very successful and has become an established merchant.

February 9, 1895

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A local black carpenter develops a business he inherited from his father and is praised as a “model citizen”.

February 16, 1895

After years of serving one family a former slave receives a job in the local capital building as a janitor.

February 23, 1895

The “great colored orator” passes away and the Planet praises him for his positive contributions to the black community by the Planet.

April 20, 1895

The law in Virginia is unclear as to what is acceptable and what is not when a person has intimate relations with a person of the opposite race.

June 29, 1895

The Planet responds to comments about the “New Civil Rights Law of New York” stating that a public servant “cannot discriminate against a citizen on account of his race or skin color.”
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