Robert Gleed
Robert Gleed, Sr. | |
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| Born | 1836 |
| Died | July 24, 1916 (aged 79–80) Harris County, Texas, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Merchant and Legislator |
| Political party | Republican |
Robert Gleed, Sr. (born in 1836 - died July 24, 1916) was a state senator in Mississippi during the Reconstruction era. After several of his fellow African Americans were killed before an election in 1875 he relocated to Paris, Texas. He later returned to Columbus, Mississippi, but was chased away again.
In 1871 he testified about the role of Southern newspapers and the Ku Klux Klan and fomenting violence and resistance to Reconstruction efforts in Mississippi in the years after the American Civil War.[1]
He resigned from the state senate in 1873 after the killing of seven "recalcitrant blacks". He had four children.[2]
He campaigned for Sheriff in Lowndes County.[3] He met with leading Democrat Party representatives and attempted to appease them before an election.[4] He was unsuccessful and his home was attacked and burned as well as some of his neighbors.[5]
He is buried in Sandfield Cemetery in Columbus.[6][7]
References
- ^ "Curbing Freedom (Klan violence): Robert Gleed". Hilary N. Green, PhD.
- ^ http://much-ado.net/legislators/legislators/robert-gleed/
- ^ "Taking Away the Vote — and a Black Man's Land | The Authentic Voice".
- ^ "REPORT OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE TO REQUIRE INTO THE MISSISSIPPI ELECTION OF 1875, WITH THE TESTIMONY AND DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE". June 26, 1876 – via Google Books.
- ^ Fellman, Michael (June 26, 2010). "In the Name of God and Country: Reconsidering Terrorism in American History". Yale University Press – via Google Books.
- ^ "Sandfield Cemetary [sic] – MS Civil Rights Project".
- ^ "HBO documentary to feature area African-American history event". The Commercial Dispatch.
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