Allen E. Williams

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Allen E. Williams was a state legislator in Alabama. [1] [2] He represented Barbour County, Alabama in the Alabama House of Representatives between 1872 and 1874. [1]

He was unseated, along with several other African American legislators, following the Election Massacre of 1874 in Barbour County. [1] [3] Williams testified that he, along with other Republican Representatives, was unseated by Democrats. He also testified about a man imprisoned for marrying a white woman and of threats that caused Williams to leave the area. [4]

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  1. 1 2 3 "African American Legislators in Reconstruction Alabama" (PDF). Alabama Department of Archives and History. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  2. ↑ "x-index :: Reconstruction :: Politics :: Lest We Forget". Lest We Forget. April 8, 2009. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Election Riots of 1874". Encyclopedia of Alabama. March 27, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Senate documents". March 24, 1877 – via Google Books.


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