ヘリテージ・トーク：1863年のセーラム・スキャンダル――白人エリートたちが慣習に背いて黒人の結婚式に出席したとき
June 14, 2:30pm
African Americans Richard Bogle and America Waldo were married in Salem on January 1, 1863—the same day the Emancipation Proclamation took effect.
The wedding quickly became notorious across the West Coast due to the unprecedented attendance of prominent members of White society at a Black wedding. This presentation will explore the backgrounds of those in attendance, the circumstances that made the event so extraordinary, and the hostile reaction from much of the press, which viewed the wedding as a bold assertion of equality.
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