James K. Greene

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James K. Greene was a carpenter and coach maker in Alabama[1] who served in the state legislature. He lived in Hale County, Alabama.[2] He is listed on a historical marker commemorating Black legislators in Alabama during the Reconstruction era.[3]

He was a delegate to the 1867 Alabama Constitutional Convention representing Hale along with W T Blackford.[4][5] In 1869 he served in the state senate.[6] In 1872 he represented Hale County in the Alabama House of Representatives.[7] He was a Republican.[1]

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  1. ^ a b SCHWENINGER, LOREN. "Alabama Blacks and the Congressional Reconstruction Acts of 1867" (PDF). Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  2. ^ "THE PARTICIPATION OF NEGROES IN THE GOVERNMENT OP ALABAMA 1867-1874". Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Black members of the Alabama Legislature who served during reconstruction - Alabama Historical Markers on Waymarking.com". www.waymarking.com.
  4. ^ "African-American Legislators in Reconstruction Alabama" (PDF). Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  5. ^ "State Republican Convention". Daily State Sentinel. 5 June 1867. p. 2. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  6. ^ Hodgson, Joseph (1869). "The Alabama Manual and Statistical Register for 1869".
  7. ^ "Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Alabama". 1873.
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