An election for municipal officers was held in Somerville on the 24th of January, but the “powers that be” refuse to allow the gentlemen elected to serve. Cause – they are anti-radical, and have the audacity to assert that a white man is better than a negro!

The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.), 16 Feb. 1867, Page 2. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.