Matthew Fleming Stephenson, seen here between 1857 and 1860, settled in Georgia and became an authority on geology and mining in the state. In his retirement, however, he also penned several texts espousing white supremacist theories about racial hierarchy.
From the Chestatee Regional Library System, Madeleine K. Anthony Collection, #mfs002.
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