Green T. Johnston was a state legislator who represented Dallas County, Alabama during the Reconstruction era. He was elected to the Alabama House of Representatives in 1876 from Dallas County. [1]
Dallas County was part of Alabama's "Black Belt" counties. Johnston and a small number of others from the area were among the last state legislators to serve before Reconstruction ended and Democrats retook power. [2] Only two African Americans were elected to the Alabama House in 1878. [1]
Johnston sponsored a bill to repeal sunset laws that prevented African American farmers from selling their crops after sunset. [2] A Republican, he was a farmer and lived in Hamburg, Alabama. [3] He testified he was a deputy marshal during the 1880 election. [3]