Sanders Ford Explained
Sanders Ford (c.1810 - 1873) was a farmer and state legislator in South Carolina. He was elected to represent Fairfield County, South Carolina in the South Carolina Senate in 1872,[1] and died in office in 1873.
Ford was born in South Carolina and enslaved. After the American Civil War he had a farm near Winnsboro.[2] Henry Johnson contested his election.[3] [4] Ford was one of four African Americans to represent Fairfield County in the state senate during the Reconstruction era.[5] His grandson Nick Aaron Ford was a black studies scholar and the first college graduate in the family.[6]
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Notes and References
- News: Clipped From The Charleston Daily News. The Charleston Daily News. October 28, 1872. 1. newspapers.com.
- Freedom's Lawmakers by Eric Foner, Louisiana State University Press (1996) page77
- Book: Bryant, Lawrence Chesterfield. Negro Legislators in South Carolina, 1865-1894: Preliminary Report. May 26, 1966. South Carolina State College. 9780686055693. Google Books.
- Web site: Journal of the Senate of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina. South Carolina General Assembly. Senate. May 26, 1873. The Senate. Google Books.
- Web site: South Carolina Negro Legislators: a Glorious Success: State and Local Officeholders; Biographies of Negro Representatives, 1868-1902. Lawrence Chesterfield. Bryant. May 26, 1974. South Carolina State College. Google Books.
- Venture Young . Ann . Nick Aaron Ford: Teacher, Critic, Scholar, Writer "Seeking a Newer World" . College Language Association Journal . June 1992 . 35 . 4 . 467–487 . 44322514.
