Albert Johnson (Mississippi politician)
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Comment: The website for source 1 is poorly formatted, but it does mention his tenure, though it is hard to see. Curbon7 (talk) 17:32, 10 July 2022 (UTC)
- Comment: Hi FloridaArmy, I do not see sources that support he was a legislator, only that he was on the Warren County board of supervisors and board of police. S0091 (talk) 17:11, 10 July 2022 (UTC)
Albert Johnson was a state legislator in Mississippi. He represented Warren County, Mississippi in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1870 and 1871.[1]
He was born in Kentucky. He was enslaved and worked as a plasterer.[1] In 1868 the Vicksburg Herald newspaper ran an account of an event at which he gave a speech.[2] He was the first African American to serve on Warren County’s Board of Supervisors. He was a Republican.[3] In 1872 the paper reported that Johnson “cow-hides” a “carpetbagger”.[4]
He repudiated the view of a local reverend and stated he wanted harmony between blacks and whites.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Albert Johnson – Against All Odds".
- ^ "Vicksburg Herald, June 2, 1868 – Against All Odds".
- ^ https://scholarship.kentlaw.iit.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2971&context=cklawreview Page 603
- ^ "Vicksburg Herald, June 22, 1872 – Against All Odds".
- ^ "Vicksburg Herald, May 28, 1867 – Against All Odds".