Overview
Alfred Richardson and Madison Davis were the first Black legislators in Athens, Ga., elected in 1868. The backlash against them still reverberates today.
Source
Originally published at www.npr.org.
Politics
America's first Black legislators and the work to revive their legacies
Key Takeaway
Alfred Richardson and Madison Davis were the first Black legislators in Athens, Ga. , elected in 1868.
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Alfred Richardson and Madison Davis were the first Black legislators in Athens, Ga., elected in 1868. The backlash against them still reverberates today.
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