Henry Augustus Johnson
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Henry Augustus Johnson was a justice of the peace, sheriff, and state legislator in Arkansas.[1] He represented Chicot County in the [[Arkansas House of Representatives in 1891.[1] He was included in a photo montage and series of profiles of African American state legislators serving in Arkansas in 1891 published in The Freeman newspaper in Indianapolis.[2][3]
Johnson was born in North Carolina and enslaved. He grew up in Columbus, Mississippi.[1] As a legislator, he voted against a poll tax.[4]
A park in Lake Village, Arkansas was dedicated in his honor in 2008.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "A family legacy: Local woman recounts grandfather's public service following Reconstruction". texarkanagazette.com.
- ^ https://digitalcollections.uark.edu/digital/collection/Civilrights/id/335/
- ^ Gatewood, Willard B.; Gatewood, Willard G. (1972). "Negro Legislators in Arkansas, 1891: A Document". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 31 (3): 220–233. doi:10.2307/40038091 – via JSTOR.
- ^ Graves, John (February 3, 1990). "Town and Country: Race Relations in an Urban-Rural Context, Arkansas, 1865–1905". University of Arkansas Press – via Google Books.