Henry Augustus Johnson Explained
Henry Augustus Johnson was an American justice of the peace, sheriff, and state legislator in Arkansas.[1]
Biography
Johnson was born in North Carolina and enslaved. He grew up in Columbus, Mississippi.[1] As a legislator, he voted against a poll tax.[2]
He represented Chicot County in the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1891.[1] He was included in a photo montage and series of profiles of African American state legislators serving in Arkansas in 1891 published in The Freeman newspaper in Indianapolis.[3] [4] Several were African American.[5]
A park in Lake Village, Arkansas was dedicated in his honor in 2008.[1]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: A family legacy: Local woman recounts grandfather's public service following Reconstruction. texarkanagazette.com. 2020-12-16. 2017-07-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20170709065419/http://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/features/story/2017/jul/09/family-legacy-local-woman-recounts-grandfathers-public-service-following-reconstruction/681351/. dead.
- Book: Graves, John. Town and Country: Race Relations in an Urban-Rural Context, Arkansas, 1865–1905. February 3, 1990. University of Arkansas Press. 9781682261385. Google Books.
- Web site: Montage of Black Arkansas Legislators in 1891. University of Arkansas.
- Negro Legislators in Arkansas, 1891: A Document. Gatewood, Willard B.. Gatewood, Willard G.. 1972. The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 31. 3. 220–233. JSTOR. 10.2307/40038091. 40038091.
- Web site: African American politicians – History Alive: Virtually!.
