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Emanuel Handy, sometimes recorded as Emmanuel Handy, was an African-American politician. He was a delegate at the 1868 Mississippi Constitutional Convention and served in the Mississippi House of Representatives.

Biography

Handy was born in Copiah County, Mississippi.

He served as a sergeant in the Union Army during the American Civil War, a delegate to Mississippi's 1868 Constitutional Convention, a farmer, a constable, and a state legislator in Mississippi. He was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives, serving in office from 1870 to 1873.

See also

• African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era

References

1. ^ Freedom's Lawmakers by Eric Foner Louisiana State University Press 1996 page 94
2. "Emanuel Handy – Against All Odds".

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