Jeremiah Haralson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American politician
Date of Birth: 01-Apr-1846
Place of Birth: Columbus, Georgia, United States
Date of Death: 01-Jan-1916
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Jeremiah Haralson
- Jeremiah Haralson (April 1, 1846 – 1916), was a politician from Alabama who was among the first ten African-American Congressmen elected in the United States.
- Born into slavery in Columbus, Georgia, Haralson became self-educated while enslaved in Selma, Alabama.
- He was a leader among freedmen after the American Civil War.
- He became active in politics, being elected as a Republican to the State House and the State Senate from Dallas County, Alabama.
- He was elected and served in the United States House of Representatives, representing Alabama's 1st congressional district in the 44th United States Congress.
- The conservative Democrats gained control of the state legislature and gerrymandered several districts.
- In 1876 Haralson was forced to run from the changed Alabama's 4th congressional district, the only one still having a majority-black population.
- Running as an independent against the Republican candidate, James T.
- Rapier, Haralson essentially split the Republican vote.
- Dallas County Sheriff Charles M.
- Shelley, a Democrat, won the seat with 38% of the vote.
- Although not successful in gaining elective office again, Haralson was appointed to Republican patronage positions in the Customs Service, Department of Interior, and the Pension Bureau in Washington, DC.
- After 1884 he returned to the South.
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Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Brady-Handy Photograph Collection. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cwpbh.04493. CALL NUMBER: LC-BH832- 878 <P&P>[P&P]
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| Description | American photographer, war photographer, photojournalist and journalist | ||
| Date of birth/death | 18 May 1822 | 15 January 1896 | |
| Location of birth/death | Warren County | Manhattan | |
| Work period | from 1844 until circa 1887 | ||
| Work location | New York City, Washington, D.C. | ||
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| Alternative names | Levin C. Handy | ||
| Description | American photographer | ||
| Date of birth/death | 10 August 1855 | 26 March 1932 / 23 March 1932 | |
| Location of birth/death | Washington, D.C. | Washington, D.C. | |
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Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Brady-Handy Photograph Collection. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cwpbh.04493. CALL NUMBER: LC-BH832- 878 <P&P>[P&P]
License: PD-Brady-Handy
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