The Civil Rights Act of 1875

James T. Rapier

(November 13, 1837 — May 31, 1883) Rapier was an American politician, lawyer, and cotton planter. James Rapier was born in Lauderdale County, Alabama, as a free Black. He served as a notary public (1866), and member to the State constitutional convention in 1867, among other offices. He was elected as a Republican to the Forty-Third Congress from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1875. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/R000064]

Member of Alabama Delegation - The Civil Rights Act of 1875 [this display].

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