| Robert Meacham | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
1835 Gadsden County, Florida |
| Died |
27 February 1902 Tampa, Florida |
| Occupation | Minister, Politician |
| Spouse(s) | Stella |
Robert Meacham (1835 – 1902) was an African-American leader in Florida during Reconstruction.[1][2] He helped to establish the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Florida and acted as a minister.[1] In 1868 he helped write Florida's Constitution.[1] He went on to win a seat in the Florida state legislature[2] as a state senator.[3]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jones, Maxine Deloris; Kevin M. McCarthy (1993). African Americans in Florida. Pineapple Press Inc. pp. 37. ISBN 156164031X.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lincove, David A.; Eric Foner (2000). Reconstruction in the United States: An Annotated Bibliography. Greenwood Press. pp. 309. ISBN 0313291993.
- ↑ Ortiz, Paul (2006). Emancipation Betrayed: The Hidden History of Black Organizing and White Violence in Florida from Reconstruction to the Bloody Elections of 1920. University of California Press. pp. 24. ISBN 0520239466.
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