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James G. Patterson was a teacher and state legislator in Mississippi. He represented Yazoo County in the Mississippi House of Representatives 1874-1875. On October 20, 1875, amidst a wave of political violence, he was lynched.

See also

• Mississippi Plan
• African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era

References

1. "James G. Patterson – Against All Odds".
2. "The First Black Legislators in Mississippi - 2022-07". mshistorynow.mdah.ms.gov.
3. Foner, Eric (1 August 1996). Freedom's Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction. LSU Press. p. 167. ISBN 978-0-8071-2082-8. Retrieved November 5, 2022.

• African-American state legislators in Mississippi
• Members of the Mississippi House of Representatives
• Lynching deaths in Mississippi
• 1875 deaths
• African-American politicians during the Reconstruction Era
• People from Yazoo County, Mississippi
• 19th-century members of the Mississippi Legislature