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Armistead Green

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American politician (died 1892)

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

  1. "House History". history.house.virginia.gov.
  2. 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.
  3. ^ Shaffer, Joshua. "Armistead Green (d. 1892)". Encyclopedia Virginia.


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