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Photographer: Wilbur George Kurtz
Caption: The First Organized Mass Meeting for Secession
Additional Description: One of South Carolina's earliest organized mass meetings for secession was held in Abbeville on November 22, 1860. In this painting, Judge A.G. McGrath of Charleston, the principal speaker is seen making his argument in favor of secession. The other speakers that day were General M.L. Bonham, Congressman McGowan, Major Armistead Burt, and others of equal prominence.
Submitted: November 15, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.
Database Locator Identification Number: p150178
File Size: 0.198 Megabytes

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