Confederate VP Backs Black Suffrage from Prison

Although Confederate Vice President Alexander H. Stephens owned slaves and argued that blacks themselves benefited from being enslaved, in a June 1865 prison diary entry written less than two months after his arrest for treason he outlined a plan for African American suffrage and political representation.

Sorry posting has been sporadic of late. As mentioned in the video, I'm in the middle of moving halfway across the country – from Houston, Texas to Richmond, Virginia, and am consumed with all that entails. So no supplmentary content with this episode, but we'll get back to a regular schedule soon.