Holland Thompson (politician)

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Holland Thompson was a teacher, state legislator, religious leader, and civil rights advocate in Alabama. [1] He represented Montgomery County, Alabama in the Alabama House of Representatives during the Reconstruction era.

A former slave, he served as a city councilor (alderman?) after the American Civil War. [2] He helped form the Alabama Baptist Missionary Convention and the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church. [2] He advocated for schools, police, and cemeteries for African Americans. [2]

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  1. ↑ Cox, Dwayne (April 8, 2016). The Village on the Plain: Auburn University, 1856–2006. University of Alabama Press. ISBN   9780817319090 – via Google Books.
  2. 1 2 3 Harvey, Paul (November 9, 2000). Redeeming the South: Religious Cultures and Racial Identities Among Southern Baptists, 1865-1925. Univ of North Carolina Press. ISBN   9780807861950 – via Google Books.


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