Adam Gachet Explained

Adam Gachet, sometimes written Adam Gashet, was a Baptist minister and state legislator in Alabama. He represented Barbour County, Alabama.^{[1] [2]} He was enslaved until 1865.^[3] He is commemorated on a historical marker listing state legislators in Alabama who were African American and served during the Reconstruction era.^[4]

See also

• African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era
• Election Riot of 1874

Notes and References

1. Book: Bailey, Richard. They Too Call Alabama Home: African American Profiles, 1800-1999. August 21, 1999. Pyramid Pub.. 978-0-9671883-0-0. Google Books.
2. Web site: African-American Legislators in Reconstruction Alabama. dead. Alabama Department of Archives and History. 2021-08-22. 2021-07-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183500/https://archives.alabama.gov/afro/AfricanAmerican%20Legislators%20in%20Reconstruction%20Alabama1867.pdf.
3. Book: Kolchin, Peter. First Freedom: The Responses of Alabama's Blacks to Emancipation and Reconstruction. August 21, 2008. University of Alabama Press. 978-0-8173-5535-7. Google Books.
4. Web site: Black Members of the Alabama Legislature Who Served During The Reconstruction Period of 1868-1879 Historical Marker - Lat34North.com. lat34north.com.