Reuben Kendrick was a constable and state representative in Mississippi. He was born into slavery in Louisiana. He was appointed constable in Amite County, Mississippi in 1869 by Governor Adelbert Ames.[1] He was elected to a seat in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1871[2] and served from 1872 to 1875.[1] He represented Amite County.[3] He and other Mississippi state legislators were photographed in 1874 by E. von Seutter.[4]
In 1876 he wrote the governor about being denied his right to vote.[5][6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Foner, Eric (1996). Freedom's Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press. p. 125. ISBN 978-0807120828.
- ^ Work 1920, p. 74.
- ^ "1872 Jan JR Mc House of Rep State of MS". The Semi-Weekly Clarion. 5 January 1872. p. 4. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ "Reuben Kendrick · Mississippi State University Libraries". msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com.
- ^ "Cincinnati Daily Gazette, Aug 2, 1876 – Against All Odds".
- ^ "Reuben Kendrick – Against All Odds".
Works cited
edit- Work, Monroe N. (January 1920). "Some Negro Members of Reconstruction Conventions and Legislatures and of Congress". The Journal of Negro History. V (1): 63–111. doi:10.2307/2713503. JSTOR 2713503. S2CID 149610698.
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