A. A. Rogers Explained

A. A. Rogers or A. A. Rodgers was a state legislator in Mississippi.^[1] He was a representative of Marshall County, Mississippi in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1874 to 1875. He was a Republican,^[2] and African American.^[3] In 1873, he served in the state Republican convention. He aligned with the temperance movement, and voted to sustain the governor's veto of a bill relating to liquor.^[4]

Eric Foner lists him as A. A. Rodgers in Freedom's Lawmakers. He is listed with the same name in a Vicksburg Times article in 1873.^[5]

See also

• African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era

Notes and References

1. Web site: Journal . 1874 .
2. Web site: A. A. Rogers – Against All Odds .
3. News: House . Clarion-Ledger . 27 January 1875 . 2.
4. Book: Journal of the House of Representatives of Mississippi . 1875 . Pilot Publishing Company . 323.
5. News: State convention: The good work completed . Vicksburg Times . 2 September 1873 . 2 . Jackson, MS.