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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04717.66 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection related to Gerrit Smith |
| Title | The West Point mob |
| Date | 13 March 1871 |
| Author | Smith, Gerrit (1797-1874) |
| Document Type | Miscellany |
| Content Description | Smith discusses recent mob activity at West Point, New York: "Nothing else is so frightful as a mob- that many-headed monster, whose every head refuses to be controlled. Mobs and their dramshop inspiration threaten the ruin of our country. Ours is emphatically the country of mobs. Slavery made it such." Judging from Smith's text, West Point cadets kidnapped and threatened to tar and feather several African Americans. |
| Subjects | Reform Movement Civil Rights West Point (US Military Academy) Education Military History African American History Slavery Mobs and Riots Temperance and Prohibition Alcohol African American Troops |
| People | Smith, Gerrit (1797-1874) |
| Place written | Peterboro, New York |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; Government & Politics; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Smith, a politician from New York, served as a U.S. Representative from 1853-1854. He was a noted philanthropist and social reformer active in anti-slavery campaigns and women's rights. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |