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Jeter C. Pritchard (view source)
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==U.S. Senate==
==U.S. Senate==
In 1895, the Fusionist-led North Carolina legislature elected Pritchard to the state's Class III Senate seat to finish the incomplete term left upon the death of Zebulon B. Vance.<ref name=ncpedia>Morgan, Joe L. (1994). [https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/pritchard-jeter-conley Pritchard, Jeter Conley]. ''NCPedia''. Retrieved September 29, 2021.</ref> Due to Jim Crow disenfranchisement of black voters following the end of [[Reconstruction]], he was one of the few congressional Southern Republicans remaining. President [[William McKinley]] often consulted with Pritchard on matters pertaining to [[the South]].<ref name=ncpedia/>
In 1895, the Fusionist-led North Carolina legislature elected Pritchard to the state's Class III Senate seat to finish the incomplete term left upon the death of Zebulon B. Vance.<ref name=ncpedia>Morgan, Joe L. (1994). [https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/pritchard-jeter-conley Pritchard, Jeter Conley]. ''NCPedia''. Retrieved September 29, 2021.</ref> Due to Jim Crow disenfranchisement of black voters following the end of [[Reconstruction]], he was one of the few congressional Southern Republicans remaining. President [[William McKinley]] often consulted with Pritchard on matters pertaining to [[the South]].<ref name=ncpedia/>
As white supremacist Democratic Party terrorism (particularly the "Red Shirts") was prevalent in the South, Pritchard in 1898 requested President Kinley send federal troops to safeguard black voting rights amidst Jim Crow threats and intimidation.<ref>Fascinating Politics (September 29, 2021). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2021/09/29/the-republican-families-of-old-north-carolina/ The Republican Families of Old North Carolina]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved September 29, 2021.</ref> McKinley did not do so, and the following widespread voter suppression resulted in sweeping general election victories for the Democratic Party. The Wilmington insurrection subsequently broke out, which resulted in the murders of many blacks in the city.
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