Henry Williams

Henry Williams Photo 6: Henry Williams, Representative for Lincoln County in the Arkansas General Assembly in 1889 and 1891, undated. African Americans photograph collection, ca. 1890-1954 (UALR.PH.0052) Date: undated Physical Format: 5 x 7 in. black and white photographic prints…

John Gray Lucas

John Gray Lucas Photo 5: John Gray Lucas, Representative for Jefferson County in the Arkansas General Assembly in 1891, undated. African Americans photograph collection, ca. 1890-1954 (UALR.PH.0052) Date: undated Physical Format: 5 x 7 in. black and white photographic prints…

George W. Lowe

George W. Lowe Photo 4: George W. Lowe, Representative for Monroe County in the Arkansas General Assembly in 1889, undated. African Americans photograph collection, ca. 1890-1954 (UALR.PH.0052) Date: undated Physical Format: 5 x 7 in. black and white photographic prints…

Henry A. Johnson

Henry A. Johnson Photo 3: Henry A. Johnson, Representative for Chicot County in the Arkansas General Assembly in 1891, undated. African Americans photograph collection, ca. 1890-1954 (UALR.PH.0052) Date: undated Physical Format: 5 x 7 in. black and white photographic prints…

Anderson Ebberson

Anderson Ebberson Photo 2: Anderson Ebberson, Representative for Jefferson County in the Arkansas General Assembly in 1877 and 1881, undated. African Americans photograph collection, ca. 1890-1954 (UALR.PH.0052) Date: undated Physical Format: 5 x 7 in. black and white photographic prints…

Sebron Williams Dawson

Sebron Williams Dawson Photo 1: Sebron Williams Dawson, Representative for Jefferson County in the Arkansas General Assembly in 1889 and 1891, undated. African Americans photograph collection, ca. 1890-1954 (UALR.PH.0052) Date: undated Physical Format: 5 x 7 in. black and white…

Black Legislators After the Civil War

Black Legislators After the Civil War Theme: Civil War and Reconstruction Grade Levels: 7-8 9-12 Time Period: 1880-1900 Introduction The end of the Civil War in 1865 marked a momentous victory for African Americans. The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution…