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John R. Good
1815–1878
United States
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John R. Good (1815 – April 1878) was an American freedman and politician in North Carolina who became an advocate for the rights of African-Americans and freed slaves. Born enslaved in 1815, he was emancipated by legislative act in 1855 and ran a successful barbering business in New Bern, North Carolina before the outbreak of the American Civil War. Good emerged as a leading figure in New Bern's black community during the war and assisted with refugee relief efforts.
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