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- NAME: James T. Rapier
- OCCUPATION: Civil Rights Activist, U.S. Representative, Editor
- BIRTH DATE: November 13, 1837
- DEATH DATE: May 31, 1883
- EDUCATION: Montreal College, University of Glasgow, Franklin College
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Florence, Alabama
- PLACE OF DEATH: Montgomery, Alabama
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James T. Rapier served in Congress as a U.S. Representative from Alabama. He was one of only three black congressmen during Reconstruction and helped to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1875.
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James T. Rapier was born on November 13th 1837 in Florence, Alabama. The son of a successful African-American barber, Rapier became a U.S. Representative from Alabama in 1872. One of only three black congressmen during Reconstruction, Rapier helped pass the Civil Rights Act of 1875. After his time in office, Rapier worked as a labor organizer and edited the Montgomery Sentinel. He died in 1883.
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