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George T. Downing (December 30, 1819 – July 21, 1903) was a abolitionist and an activist for African-American civil rights while building a successful career as a restaurateur in New York City; Newport, Rhode Island; and Washington, D.C. His father had…
1818–1883
George Teamoh (c. 1818 – after 1887) was an American author, politician, and community leader who rose to prominence in Virginia during the Reconstruction era. Born into slavery in Norfolk, Virginia, he worked at the Fort Monroe, the Norfolk Naval Yard and…
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George Washington Albright (August 15, 1846 - 1944) was an American farmer, educator, and politician who was born enslaved in the U.S. state of Mississippi. A Republican, Albright represented the 25th District (consisting of Marshall County) in the…
1895–1981
George W. Althouse (August 6, 1895 – November 21, 1981) was a Nebraska state senator representing North Omaha in the Nebraska Legislature. He was born in Roanoke, Missouri. Althouse, a Republican, was appointed to fill the vacancy in the Nebraska Senate in…
1831–
George W. Barber (c. 1831–1870s) was an American carpenter, farmer and state legislator who served in the South Carolina State Senate during the Reconstruction era from 1868 until 1872.
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George W. Boyd was an American politician from Mississippi who served on the Warren County board of supervisors and represented the county in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1874 and 1875. He was noted after an October 1875 letter describing…
1839–1891
George W. Braxdell or Braxdall (July 4, 1839 – March 8, 1891) was a barber, judge, and Prince Hall Freemason who served in the Alabama state legislature during the Reconstruction era.
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George Washington Collins (March 5, 1925 – December 8, 1972) was an American politician. Collins was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois. Collins served from November 1970 until he was killed in a plane crash on December…
1953–
George William Draper III (born August 5, 1953) is an American lawyer who served as a judge of the Supreme Court of Missouri from 2011 to 2023. He was appointed to the court by Governor Jay Nixon. Prior to his appointment to the Supreme Court, he served on…
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George W. Forbes (1864-1927) was an American journalist who advocated for African-American civil rights in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is best known for co-founding the Boston Guardian, an African-American newspaper in which he and William…
1925–2015
George Williford Boyce Haley (August 28, 1925 – May 13, 2015) was an American attorney, diplomat and policy expert who served under seven presidential administrations. He was one of two younger brothers to the Pulitzer Prize winner Alex Haley.
1903–1955
George Washington Lee (December 25, 1903 – May 7, 1955) was an African-American civil rights leader, minister, and entrepreneur. He was a vice president of the Regional Council of Negro Leadership and head of the Belzoni, Mississippi, branch of the…
1820–1886
George Washington LeVere (October 9, 1820 – October 10, 1886) was an African American pastor, educator, abolitionist, and civil rights activist. As president of the African Civilization Society, LeVere met with President Abraham Lincoln and discussed the…
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George Washington Murray (September 22, 1853 – April 21, 1926) was an American politician, teacher, and farmer. After serving as chairman of the Sumter County Republican Party, Murray was elected in the 1890s as a United States congressman from South…
Biography
George W. Price Jr. (c. 1843 – October 22, 1901) was a laborer, sailor, and politician in North Carolina.
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George W. White (born c. 1841) was an American state legislator in Mississippi. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1870 to 1873 and Mississippi Senate from 1874 to 1877. White was born in Mississippi. He represented Wilkinson…
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George Henry Wallace (born July 21, 1952) is an American comedian and actor. Wallace has had supporting roles in a number of films, including 3 Strikes (2000) and the Coen brothers film The Ladykillers (2004) as Sheriff Wyner. Wallace also appeared in…
Dates not recorded
George Wallace was an African-American state senator from Georgia during the Reconstruction Era. He represented Hancock County, Baldwin County, and Washington County. He was a Republican. On September 12, 1868, the Georgia State Senate voted to exclude…
1920–2015
George Warren Reed Jr. (1920–2015) was an African American physicist known for his contributions to nuclear physics and his active involvement in civil rights activism.
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George Washington Chavis (c. 1817 – after 1880) was an American free man of color who served in the Mississippi Legislature. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from Warren County in 1874 and 1875.
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George Washington Fields (April 25, 1854 – August 19, 1932) was the first African-American graduate of Cornell Law School and among the first class of African Americans to graduate from Cornell University. He is believed to be the only former slave to…
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George Washington Gayles (June 29, 1844 – March 5, 1924) was an American Baptist minister and state legislator in Mississippi. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1872 until 1875 and in the Mississippi Senate from 1878 until 1886. He…
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George Washington was an American state legislator in Mississippi. He represented Carroll County, Mississippi in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1874 and 1875. He was documented as being "colored".
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George Washington Williams (October 16, 1849 – August 2, 1891) was a soldier in the American Civil War and in Mexico before becoming a Baptist minister, politician, lawyer, journalist, and writer on African-American history. He served in the Ohio House of…
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