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Barney Humphries
Barney Humphries (ca. 1809 - 1875) was an A.M.E. minister and state legislator in South Carolina. He represented Chester County, South Carolina in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1868 to 1872.Freedom's Lawmakers by Eric Foner Louisiana State University Press (1996) page 112 in 1868 along with Sancho Sanders and Barney Burton. He and other African American state legislators were honored in a concurrent resolution in the South Carolina legislature in 2007. He was documented as being mulatto and able to read but not write. See also *African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era More than 1,500 African American officeholders served during the Reconstruction era (1865–1877) after passage of the Reconstruction Acts in 1867 and 1868 as well as in the years after Reconstruction before white supremacy, disenfranchisement, ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Humphries, Barney African-American state legislators in South Carolina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chester County, South Carolina
Chester County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 32,294. Its county seat is Chester. Chester County is included in the Charlotte-Concord- Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The county was founded in 1785 and was named after Chester, PA. The largest city and county seat is Chester, the county is also included in the Charlotte-Concord- Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.9%) is water. National protected area * Sumter National Forest (part) State and local protected areas * Chester State Park * Landsford Canal State Park * Woods Ferry Recreation Area Major water bodies * Broad River * Catawba River * Chester Reservoir * Great Falls Lake * Fishing Creek Lake Adjacent counties * York County - north * Lancaster County - east * Fairfield County - south * Union C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Carolina House Of Representatives
The South Carolina House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Carolina General Assembly. It consists of 124 representatives elected to two-year terms at the same time as U.S. congressional elections. Unlike many legislatures, seating on the floor is not divided by party, but is arranged by county delegation – a legacy of the original apportionment of the chamber. Until 1964, each of South Carolina's counties was a legislative district, with the number of representatives determined by the county's population. It meets from the second week of January into May. History In Colonial times, there was a Commons House of Assembly. Qualifications and terms Representatives are considered part-time citizen legislators who serve two-year terms. Representatives are elected at-large by their district, and there are no term limits. Representatives must be 21 years of age before they are eligible to become a representative. Composition Leadership Current members Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sancho Sanders
Sancho Sanders was a church leader, delegate to the 1868 South Carolina Constitutional Convention, and a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives in 1870 during the Reconstruction era. He represented Chester County, South Carolina Chester County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 32,294. Its county seat is Chester. Chester County is included in the Charlotte-Concord- Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistica .... As a church leader at Pilgrim Church, he was ousted after division among his congregation. References Members of the South Carolina House of Representatives {{SouthCarolina-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barney Burton
Barney Burton was an American legislator in South Carolina. He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives in 1868 and 1870. He represented Chester County, South Carolina. Burton was involved with the Chester A.M.E. Baptist church in its early days. Burton was a delegate to the South Carolina Constitutional Convention of 1868. He represented Chester County in the South Carolina House of Representatives in 1868 along with Sancho Sanders and Barney Humphries. See also *African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era More than 1,500 African American officeholders served during the Reconstruction era (1865–1877) after passage of the Reconstruction Acts in 1867 and 1868 as well as in the years after Reconstruction before white supremacy, disenfranchisement, ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Burton, Barney Year of birth missing 19th-century American legislators People from Chester County, South Carolina African-American state legislators in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mulatto
(, ) is a racial classification to refer to people of mixed African and European ancestry. Its use is considered outdated and offensive in several languages, including English and Dutch, whereas in languages such as Spanish and Portuguese is not, and can even be a source of pride. A () is a female ''mulatto''. Etymology The English term and spelling ''mulatto'' is derived from the Spanish and Portuguese . It was a common term in the Southeastern United States during the era of slavery. Some sources suggest that it may derive from the Portuguese word (from the Latin ), meaning ' mule', the hybrid offspring of a horse and a donkey. The Real Academia Española traces its origin to in the sense of hybridity; originally used to refer to any mixed race person. The term is now generally considered outdated and offensive in non-Spanish and non-Portuguese speaking countries, and was considered offensive even in the 19th century. Jack D. Forbes suggests it originated in the Arabi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African-American Officeholders During And Following The Reconstruction Era
More than 1,500 African American officeholders served during the Reconstruction era (1865–1877) after passage of the Reconstruction Acts in 1867 and 1868 as well as in the years after Reconstruction before white supremacy, disenfranchisement, and the Democratic Party fully reasserted control in Southern states. Historian Canter Brown, Jr. noted that in some states, such as Florida, the highest number of African Americans were elected or appointed to offices after 1877 and the end of Reconstruction. The following is a partial list some of the most notable of the officeholders pre–1900. U.S. Senate * Hiram Rhodes Revels ( R), Senator from Mississippi (1870-1871) * Blanche Bruce (R), Senator from Mississippi (1875-1881) *P. B. S. Pinchback was elected to the U.S. Senate by the Louisiana legislature in 1873, but the Senate refused to seat him. U.S. House Alabama State Senate *Alexander H. Curtis - Perry County 1872-1874 * James K. Greene - Hale County *Jeremiah Haralson - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
