Cicero Mitchell Explained

Cicero Mitchell was a blacksmith and state legislator in Mississippi.^[1] He was born in North Carolina. He represented Holmes County, Mississippi in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1870 to 1871 and in 1878.^[2]

In 1869 he was elected with fellow "Radical Republicans" from Holmes County to the state house.^[3]

See also

• African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cicero Mitchell – Against All Odds.
2. Freedom's Lawmakers by Eric Foner Louisiana State University Press (1996) page 151
3. Web site: Clipped From The Clarion-Ledger. December 9, 1869. 2. newspapers.com.