Misplaced Pages

George Graham (Georgia politician)

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
George Graham
Member of the Atlanta Board of Aldermen
Third Ward
In office
December 7, 1870 (1870-12-07) – January 5, 1872 (1872-01-05)
Personal details
OccupationPolitician

George Graham was an American politician. Graham and William Finch were the two first black people to serve on the Atlanta Board of Aldermen during Reconstruction.

Graham was in office from December 7, 1870 until January 5, 1872, representing the Third Ward of Atlanta.

References

  1. Bacote, C. A. (Winter 1955). "The Negro in Atlanta Politics". Phylon. 16 (4). Clark Atlanta University: 333–350. doi:10.2307/272648. JSTOR 272648.
  2. Myrick-Harris, Clarissa (1 November 2006). "The Origins of the Civil Rights Movement in Atlanta, 1880-1910". American Historical Association.
Flag of Georgia (U.S. state)Politician icon

This article about a politician from the U.S. state of Georgia is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: