Francis Butler Simkins, Pitchfork Ben Tillman, South Carolinian (1967), Louisiana State University Press. OCLC 1877696, p. 546.
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No South Carolinian, with the single exception of Calhoun, has ever made a profounder impression on his generation than Tillman.
— Francis Butler Simkins
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About Benjamin Tillman
Benjamin Ryan Tillman, Jr. (11 August 1847 – 3 July 1918) was a politician of the Democratic Party who was Governor of South Carolina from 1890 to 1894, and a United States Senator from 1895 until his death. A white supremacist who often spoke out against black people, Tillman led a paramilitary group of Red Shirts during South Carolina's violent 1876 election.
About Benjamin Tillman
Benjamin Ryan Tillman, Jr. (11 August 1847 – 3 July 1918) was a politician of the Democratic Party who was Governor of South Carolina from 1890 to 1894, and a United States Senator from 1895 until his death. A white supremacist who often spoke out against black people, Tillman led a paramilitary group of Red Shirts during South Carolina's violent 1876 election.
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