James Thomas Rapier Marker

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Title

James Thomas Rapier Marker

Subject

Historic Markers; Florence, AL; Lauderdale County, AL

Description

This historic marker is located on Hightower Pl., Florence, Alabama.

The text on the marker reads: "Lawyer and statesman James T. Rapier, a son of free African-American parents in Florence, holds the distinction of being just the second African-American from Alabama to be elected, in 1873, to the U.S. Congress."

Creator

Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama

Source

“James Thomas Rapier Marker”. Accessed 11/04/2015. http://www.lat34north.com/historicmarkersal/

Publisher

Alabama Cultural Resource Survey

Date

2007

Type

Text