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La Follette Handbill
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Handbill advertising two lectures at the Monona Lake Assembly, near Madison in July 1903. First was a debate on "The Negro Problem" between Senator J.R. Burton of Kansas and Senator "Pitchfork Ben" Tillman of South Carolina. Senator B.R. Tillman was known for his inflamnatory racist speech. The handbill also announced a speech by Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr., although the subject of La Follette's talk is not mentioned. It urged the people to come hear his eloquent speech and "rally to do him honor."
1903
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