1921 NB Forrest United Confederate Veterans “Votes for Women” Chattanooga Tenn.

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Another unusual handmade large sized 1921 postcard is an invitation to attend a meeting at the NB Forrest Camp of the United Confederate Veterans apparently something to do with “Votes for Women” . The U.C.V. Camp is located in Chattanooga Tennessee. This particular postcard is very unique in that it deals with African American women ? At least with reference to the drawing of the African American woman on the front. I couldn’t find any references to what Ground Hog Democracy is ? The postcard states : Ground Hog Democracy must seen that shadow ahead of time . Also written on the postcard front : Will meet Tuesday night February 1st 1921 at 730- Don’t get scared at shadows- come a- runnin ‘ L.J . Dickinson Adjutant. The crude drawing appears to be of an African American woman with “ Votes for Women” on her apron dress . I believe it’s shows the shadow but maybe also a dog trying to get at the ground hog? Only my interpretation. The United Confederate Veterans was an American Civil War veterans organization headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was organized on June 10, 1889 by ex soldiers and sailors of the Confederate States. The UCV was the equivalent of the ( GAR) Grand Army of the Republic. N.B. Forrest was a prominent Confederate Army General during the American Civil War. The postcard measures approximately 4 x 7 inches and was sent to J.H.Latimer who was born in 1843 and died in 1934. He served with Company I of the 49th Georgia Infantry during the Civil War and was active in the UCV after the War. An article written in the August 2020 edition of the Washington Post explains some of what was going on with the Suffragette Movement and the 19 th Amendment. : In the hopes of gainingSouthern sympathy for their cause , many white suffragists had made a devils bargain. They diminished the contribution of Black suffragists, or insisted that Black women’s unique disenfranchisement was a Race issue and not a gender issue and therefore not under suffrages’ purview . I list this for the historical value , I’m sure it can relate to the drawing on the front in some way. The stamp on the back has fallen off . The postcard appears to be in very good condition with minor rounded corners and dirt marks and dirt smudges. Each corner appears to have sl black paper residue and some with sl paper loss . Postmarked Chattanooga Tennessee 1921. I think this is a very rare and Interesting example of early Southern History.