Armistead Green Explained

Armistead Green (late 1830s – March 6, 1892)[1] was a state legislator in Virginia. He proposed a bill to repeal the law banning miscegnation in Virginia.[2] He served two terms in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1881–1884.[3]

Green was enslaved. He worked in a tobacco factory and became a grocery store owner. He co-owned a mortuary.[3] He made headlines criticizing Virginia congressman John S. Wise for saying he would meet Black General Assembly members in the backyard and not the parlor.[3]

He died of Bright's Disease.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: House History. history.house.virginia.gov.
  2. Book: Jumpin' Jim Crow: Southern Politics from Civil War to Civil Rights . 9780691216249 . Dailey . Jane . Gilmore . Glenda Elizabeth . Simon . Bryant . 21 July 2020 . Princeton University Press .
  3. Web site: Armistead Green (d. 1892). Joshua. Shaffer. Encyclopedia Virginia.