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Lawrence Speed

Lawrence S. Speed was a farmer and state legislator in Alabama during the Reconstruction era.[1] He was one of five African Americans who represented Bullock County in those years.[2] He was also a Union League organizer in Bullock County.[3]

Speed was enslaved from the time of his birth in Georgia. He was an organizer in the Union League and served in the Alabama House of Representatives from 1868 to 1874. He was also a leader in the state militia.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Senate, Alabama Legislature (December 30, 1873). "Journal of the Senate of the State of Alabama" – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "African-American-History-of-Bullock-County". www.unionspringsalabama.com.
  3. ^ Bailey, Richard (December 30, 2010). Neither Carpetbaggers Nor Scalawags: Black Officeholders During the Reconstruction of Alabama, 1867-1878. NewSouth Books. ISBN 9781588381897 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Freedom's Lawmaker by Eric Foner Louisiana State University Press 1996 page 201
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