Jefferson Franklin Long (1836 – 1901), born a slave who educated himself and became a tailor in Macon, Georgia. Served in House of Representatives during as a replacement for only two months in 1871.
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Why You Are NOT the Party of Lincoln
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A Flame of Hope After Richmond Burns
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Just A Few Bad Apples?
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Wash. Rinse. Repeat
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Sojourner Truth (1797-1883) lifelong activist for abolition of slavery and civil rights for freed slaves and women
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Sherman’s Bootstraps
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Southern jails made money leasing convicts for forced labor in the Jim Crow South