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James T. Rapier was the delegate for Alabama.

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B&W portraits of men, including James Rapier in the top right — James Rapier was one of three Black Republican congressmen from Alabama during Reconstruction (top right). Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. “H.R. Revels; James T. Rapier; B. K. Bruce; J. H. Rainey; John R. Lynch.” New York Public Library Digital Collections.

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Written by Samantha de Vera, University of California, San Diego.

Edited by P. Gabrielle Foreman.

Acknowledgements: Samantha de Vera and Michelle Byrnes for further edits, visualization contributions, and technical assistance.

For Generations to Come: Southern HBCUs and their Colored Conventions Roots

An exhibit in the collection of the Colored Conventions Project

CITATION: Nelson, Rachel and Sam de Vera. “For Generations to Come: Southern HBCUs and their Colored Conventions Roots.” Colored Conventions Project. 2025. https://coloredconventions.org/hbcus/.

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