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Alfred Richardson
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Alfred Richardson (1837?–1872) was a member of the Georgia Assembly in the U.S. State of Georgia and was the first Black representative of Clarke County, alongside Madison Davis. Richardson was born enslaved but was emancipated in 1865. He worked as a skilled carpenter and likely owned a grocery store with his brother.
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