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George Henry White: slave, attorney, politician, educator

  • Writer: The African American Heritage and Culture Center
    The African American Heritage and Culture Center
  • Oct 11, 2022
  • 1 min read

Updated: Oct 20, 2022




An attorney and politician born into slavery, George Henry White was elected to the US Congress and served from 1897 to 1901. He was the only African American to serve Congress at the beginning of the Jim Crow era.


 
 
 

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