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Benjamin Ryan Tillman (August 11, 1847 – July 3, 1918) was a politician of the Democratic Party who served as governor of South Carolina from 1890 to 1894, and as a United States Senator from 1895 until his death in 1918.
11 de abr. de 2024 · Ben Tillman, U.S. populist politician who championed agrarian reform and white supremacy. He served as governor of South Carolina (1890–94) and in the U.S. Senate (1895–1918) and helped found Clemson University. An unabashed racist, he was a member of the terrorist white supremacist Red Shirts.
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Learn about the life and career of Benjamin Ryan Tillman, a South Carolina governor and U.S. senator who advocated for white supremacy and agricultural reform. Explore his family, education, marriage, farming, political activities and legacy.
14 de jul. de 2020 · Today, Benjamin Ryan Tillman - a statue honoring Tillman went up at the South Carolina Statehouse in 1940. His name is also on a building at Clemson University. He was a longtime senator from...
Encyclopedia of Race and Racism. Tillman, Benjamin “Pitchfork” 1847–1918Benjamin Ryan (“Pitchfork Ben”) Tillman was born into a wealthy slaveholding family in the plantation district of Edge-field, South Carolina, on August 11, 1847. He served with a murderous paramilitary unit, agitated for agricultural reform, and was elected to two ...
29 de mai. de 2018 · A biography of Benjamin Ryan Tillman, a South Carolina statesman and demagogue who advocated for poor white farmers and opposed black civil rights. Learn about his political career, his policies, his controversies, and his legacy.
Benjamin Tillman (1847–1918) A Democratic senator for South Carolina during the War of 1898, Benjamin Tillman was one of the most vocal and powerful members of a substantial racist faction of the Anti-Imperialist League (AIL).
