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February 17, 1894

Federal Election Laws are being repealed,. which brings the possibility of greater voter fraud in elections.

March 3, 1894

A recent report of a loan company in Richmond shows that it has not discriminated by race when granting loans, known as redlining.

March 3, 1894

A black man stands his ground as white men try to force him out of his new neighborhood.

March 10, 1894

Black men have yet to be confirmed into a position in the Democrat-controlled federal government.

March 10, 1894

A new law threatens to prevent illiterate voters from accurately voting by themselves, having their ballots manipulated.

March 10, 1894

An open letter to the League of American Wheelmen regarding the creation of a new league for black men after they were excluded from the original league.

March 17, 1894

A plea from a newspaper asking for Virginians to question the passing of the Watson Bill as it is voted in the House of Delegates.

March 17, 1894

The Watson Bill passes in the Virginia Legislature, which aims to manipulate the ballot from illiterate men, who are mostly black.

March 17, 1894

A new seminary opens, and urges black men to join and rally their churches to support the seminary.

March 23, 1894

A black man is lynched after being accused of murder, but his attackers have yet to be convicted and remain unknown.
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