Armistead Green (late 1830s – March 6, 1892) was a state legislator in Virginia. He proposed a bill to repeal the law banning miscegnation in Virginia. He served two terms in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1881–1884.
Green was enslaved. He worked in a tobacco factory and became a grocery store owner. He co-owned a mortuary. He made headlines criticizing Virginia congressman John S. Wise for saying he would meet Black General Assembly members in the backyard and not the parlor.
He died of Bright's Disease.
References
- "House History". history.house.virginia.gov.
- Dailey, Jane; Gilmore, Glenda Elizabeth; Simon, Bryant (21 July 2020). Jumpin' Jim Crow: Southern Politics from Civil War to Civil Rights. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691216249.
- ^ Shaffer, Joshua. "Armistead Green (d. 1892)". Encyclopedia Virginia.
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