Alvin Adolf Holmes (October 26, 1939 – November 21, 2020) was an

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politician who served as a member of the

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from the 78th District from 1974 to 2018. He was a member of the Democratic Party and was African American. Alvin Holmes was an Alabama Delegate to the

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and again to the

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. He campaigned to remove the Confederate flag from Alabama's capitol. Holmes died on November 21, 2020, at the age of 81.Alvin Holmes, longtime outspoken Alabama legislator who fought for equality, dies
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1939 births 2020 deaths Democratic Party members of the Alabama House of Representatives African-American state legislators in Alabama Politicians from Montgomery, Alabama 21st-century American politicians Alabama State University alumni Faulkner University alumni 21st-century African-American politicians 20th-century African-American people {{Alabama-politician-stub