Alexander Stone
U.S politician during the Reconstruction Era
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Alexander Stone was a member of Georgia's constitutional convention held in 1867 and 1868[1] and was an elected member of the Georgia Legislature in 1868. He was a Republican.
Alexander Stone | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the Jefferson County district | |
| In office 1868 – 1868 Original 33 | |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Republican |
Biography
Stone and 25 of 29 African Americans elected during the post-American Civil War Reconstruction Era were prohibited from taking office by their white colleagues.[citation needed] Stone was elected to represent Jefferson County, Georgia.[2] After federal intervention, African Americans were able to hold office following the 1870 election in Georgia.[citation needed] But Ku Klux Klan activity, Jim Crow laws, poll taxes, and voter intimidation intensified as the Reconstruction era ended.[citation needed]
Stone was accused of graft while in office, but was cleared of charges he was bribed to oppose Reconstruction measures.[3]
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