ante-bellum
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Readings by Negro actors of excerpts from the works of ante-bellum Negro writers.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is an evening of dramatic readings thoughtfully culled from the statements of Presidents, the reminiscences of ex-slaves and ante-bellum Southern matrons, the rantings of bigots.
From Time Magazine Archive
Louisiana's Greek Revival Belle Grove, one of the most beautiful of ante-bellum plantation mansions, was burned to the ground by vandals as it stood abandoned.
From Time Magazine Archive
Both Burnet and Rhett are maternal family names famous in ante-bellum days.
From Time Magazine Archive
Here with his absolute conception of the ante-bellum South is hinted the purpose which really animated it.
From The Rise of Cotton Mills in the South by Mitchell, Broadus
