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- Collection: Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi
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Signature of Thomas W. Stringer
Signature of Thomas W. Stringer from an 1871 petition supporting Blanche K. Bruce as a trustee of Alcorn University.
Signature of W. H. Harris
Signature of W. H. Harris from an 1874 petition to Governor Ames.
Signature of Walter Boyd
Signature of Walter Boyd
Signature of Weldon W. Edwards
Signature of Weldon W. Edwards
Signature of William Gray
Signature of William Gray from an 1871 petition supporting Blanche K. Bruce as a trustee of Alcorn University.
Signature of William H. Jones
Signature of William H. Jones
Signature of William H. Lynch
Signature of William H. Lynch from an 1874 petition to Governor Adelbert Ames.
Signature of William R. Landers
Signature of William R. Landers from an 1874 petition to Governor Ames.
Stringer monument
Thomas W. Stringer monument in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Vicksburg. (Scroll through for all images)"Rev. Thos. W. Stringer M.D.Born in Maryland 1815.Died in Vicksburg Miss.Aug. 25, 1893.He joined the A.M.E. Church before he reached his MajorityOrganizer…