Samuel Nuckles
Samuel Nuckles was a legislator in South Carolina during the Reconstruction era. He represented Union County. A Republican, he gave testimony about a campaign of intimidation used by Democrats and the Ku Klux Klan in the 1870 election.[1] In 1871 he was part of a delegation sent to Washington D.C. requesting federal troops to address "outrages".[2] He testified that he was a former slave and could read a little and write his name. He also testified that he was a refugee from Union County due to threats of violence and Ku Klux Klan attacks.[2]
Nuckles was a state representative for Union County from 1868 until 1872. He is buried at Mulberry Chapel Methodist Church.[3][4][5][6]
References
- ^ http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/cherokee/S10817711024/S10817711024.pdf page 9-12
- ^ a b Grant, Ulysses Simpson (January 8, 1998). The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant: November 1, 1870-May 31, 1871. SIU Press. ISBN 9780809321971 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Mulberry Chapel Methodist Church".
- ^ "Mulberry Chapel". SC Picture Project. April 7, 2014.
- ^ "Mulberry Chapel Methodist Church, Cherokee County (582 Asbury Rd., Pacolet vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ^ Evan Alexander Kutzler (May 2012). "Mulberry Chapel Methodist Church" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination. NRHP. Retrieved 25 February 2014.