Dublin Core
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."
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