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James H. Alston
James H. Alston was an American state legislator in Alabama. He served in the legislature in 1868 and from 1869 to 1879. Life and career Alston was born into slavery in Alabama. While a slave, he learned how to read and write and trained to become a shoemaker. During the American Civil War, a group of Confederate soldiers with the Tuskegee Light Infantry Company raised $1,800 () to purchase him to act as their Drummer (military), drummer. Alston was later joined by another drummer and stayed with the company until he was freed by the conclusion of the war. In 1867 he organized the Union League in Tuskegee, Alabama, Tuskegee and recruited 400 other Freedman, freedmen and their supporters to join. While working there, he and other freedmen threatened with death by members of the Ku Klux Klan if they did not give up their land, resulting in many freedmen leaving the area. Alston was elected to the Alabama House of Representatives as the representative from Macon County, Alabama, M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of Scotland
The Church of Scotland ( sco, The Kirk o Scotland; gd, Eaglais na h-Alba) is the national church in Scotland. The Church of Scotland was principally shaped by John Knox, in the Scottish Reformation, Reformation of 1560, when it split from the Catholic Church and established itself as a church in the reformed tradition. The church is Calvinist Presbyterian, having no head of faith or leadership group and believing that God invited the church's adherents to worship Jesus. The annual meeting of its general assembly is chaired by the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. The Church of Scotland celebrates two sacraments, Baptism and the Lord's Supper in Reformed theology, Lord's Supper, as well as five other Rite (Christianity), rites, such as Confirmation and Christian views on marriage, Matrimony. The church adheres to the Bible and the Westminster Confession of Faith, and is a member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches. History Presbyterian tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
