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

He was unseated, along with several other African American legislators, following the Election Massacre of 1874 in Barbour County. 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.

See also

• Election Riot of 1874
• African American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era

References

1. ^ "African American Legislators in Reconstruction Alabama" (PDF). Alabama Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
2. "x-index :: Reconstruction :: Politics :: Lest We Forget". Lest We Forget. 2009-04-08. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
3. "Election Riots of 1874". Encyclopedia of Alabama. 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
4. "Senate documents". March 24, 1877 – via Google Books.

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