urn:taro:utexas.cah.02762 A Guide to the John Witherspoon DuBose Narrative, 1912 Original EAD encoding by Lauren Algee according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. May 2011 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary DuBose, John Witherspoon, 1836-1918 DuBose, John Witherspoon, Narrative 1912 Materials are written in English. 2 vols. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin A historical essay composes the John Witherspoon Dubose Narrative, 1912, documenting the Reconstruction Era in Alabama. Biographical Note

Born to Elizabeth Boykin and Kimbrough Cassels Dubose in Darlington district, South Carolina, John Witherspoon Dubose (1836-1918) studied at Columbia College. After inheriting land and slaves, he planted cotton in Marengo County, Alabama, for over 25 years. A Democrat, Dubose voted for Alabama's secession and was appointed county delegate to the State Democratic Convention of 1872. He was also a member of the Protestant Episcopal Church and the Ku Klux Klan. In 1884, Dubose moved to Birmingham, where he worked as editor of several weekly newspapers and wrote numerous articles on Alabama history.

Source:

Dubose, Joel Witherspoon. "Dubose, John Witherspoon - Montgomery County, Alabama." Alabama Pioneers. Accessed May 17, 2011.

Scope and Contents

A historical essay composes the John Witherspoon Dubose Narrative, 1912, documenting the Reconstruction Era in Alabama. Originally published in the Birmingham Age Herald, the narrative, titled "Ten Years in Alabama, 1865-1874," details the state's struggle to restore governmental, economic, and social order following the Civil War.

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 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) DuBose, John Witherspoon, 1836-1918 -- Archives Subjects (Organizations) Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Alabama. Places Alabama -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Preferred Citation

John Witherspoon DuBose Narrative, 1912, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

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Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s “History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project,” 2009-2011.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory: 2Q498 Narrative, 1912