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Alfred Peal was a farmer and state legislator in Mississippi. He was born in Mississippi and was enslaved. He served in the
Alfred Peal was a farmer and state legislator in Mississippi. He was born in Mississippi and was enslaved. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives
The Mississippi House of Representatives is the lower house of the Mississippi Legislature, the lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Mississippi. According to the state constitution of 1890, it is to comprise no more than 122 members elected fo ...
from Marshall County, Mississippi
Marshall County is a County (United States), county located on the north central border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, the population was 37,144. Its county seat is Holly Springs, Mississippi, ...
in 1874 and 1875.
He was among the Republican leaders who pledged support for the renomination of congressman A. R. Howe.
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, ...
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African-American state legislators in Mississippi Republican Party members of the Mississippi House of Representatives African-American politicians during the Reconstruction Era Farmers from Mississippi African-American farmers People from Marshall County, Mississippi American freedmen {{Mississippi-politician-stub