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{{Short description|South Carolina Reconstruction legislator}}
{{Short description|South Carolina Reconstruction legislator}}
{{About|the Reconstruction Era South Carolina legislator|the son of [[Chris Martin]]|Chris Martin#Personal life}}
{{About|the Reconstruction Era South Carolina legislator|the son of [[Chris Martin]]|Chris Martin#Personal life}}
'''Moses Martin''' was an American farmer, [[A.M.E. Church]] organizer, county commissioner, elections commissioner, and state legislator in South Carolina.<ref name=free/> He represented [[Fairfield County, South Carolina]] in the [[South Carolina Senate]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scstatehouse.gov/query.php?search=DOC&searchtext=Edward%25&category=LEGISLATION&session=0&conid=6902064&result_pos=150&keyval=1173695&numrows=50|title=South Carolina Legislature Online - Search|website=www.scstatehouse.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.postandcourier.com/news/her-journey-to-charleston-began-in-a-slave-ship-her-family-legacy-is-a-story/article_7f8a902c-8e0f-11ea-b032-2b74bfc240f5.html|title=Her journey to Charleston began in a slave ship. Her family legacy is a story in triumph.|first=Caitlin Byrd|last=cbyrd@postandcourier.com|website=Post and Courier}}</ref> He helped found White Hall A.M.E. Church in [[Jenkinsville, South Carolina|Jenkinsville]].<ref name=bhm>https://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/article240654296.html</ref>
'''Moses Martin''' was an American farmer, [[A.M.E. Church]] organizer, county commissioner, elections commissioner, and state legislator in South Carolina.<ref name=free/> He represented [[Fairfield County, South Carolina]] in the [[South Carolina Senate]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scstatehouse.gov/query.php?search=DOC&searchtext=Edward%25&category=LEGISLATION&session=0&conid=6902064&result_pos=150&keyval=1173695&numrows=50|title=South Carolina Legislature Online - Search|website=www.scstatehouse.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.postandcourier.com/news/her-journey-to-charleston-began-in-a-slave-ship-her-family-legacy-is-a-story/article_7f8a902c-8e0f-11ea-b032-2b74bfc240f5.html|title=Her journey to Charleston began in a slave ship. Her family legacy is a story in triumph.|first=Caitlin Byrd|last=By|website=Post and Courier}}</ref> He helped found White Hall A.M.E. Church in [[Jenkinsville, South Carolina|Jenkinsville]].<ref name=bhm>https://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/article240654296.html</ref>


Martin was enslaved from the time of his birth in South Carolina. He was documented as being "[[mulatto]]".<ref name=free>Freedom's Lawmaker by [[Eric Foner]] Louisiana State University Press (1996) page 141</ref>
Martin was enslaved from the time of his birth in South Carolina. He was documented as being "[[mulatto]]".<ref name=free>Freedom's Lawmaker by [[Eric Foner]] Louisiana State University Press (1996) page 141</ref>

Revision as of 15:02, 1 April 2022

Moses Martin was an American farmer, A.M.E. Church organizer, county commissioner, elections commissioner, and state legislator in South Carolina.[1] He represented Fairfield County, South Carolina in the South Carolina Senate.[2][3] He helped found White Hall A.M.E. Church in Jenkinsville.[4]

Martin was enslaved from the time of his birth in South Carolina. He was documented as being "mulatto".[1]

He submitted his resignation as county commissioner in 1871 after receiving a death threat from the Ku Klux Klan, but South Carolina governor Robert Kingston Scott refused to accept it.[1]

In 2020, descendants of Martin were among those who gathered at the White Hall Church for a Black History Month celebration and campaign rally for U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Freedom's Lawmaker by Eric Foner Louisiana State University Press (1996) page 141
  2. ^ "South Carolina Legislature Online - Search". www.scstatehouse.gov.
  3. ^ By, Caitlin Byrd. "Her journey to Charleston began in a slave ship. Her family legacy is a story in triumph". Post and Courier.
  4. ^ a b https://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/article240654296.html