Original 33
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Original 33
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The "Original 33" were the first 33 African-American members of the Georgia General Assembly. They were elected to office in 1868, during the Reconstruction era. They were among the first African-American state legislators in the United States. Twenty-four of the members were ministers. Upon taking office, white Democrats, then a minority in the Assembly, conspired with enough white Republicans to expel the African-American legislators from the Assembly in September 1868. The next year, the Supr
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First group of African-American legislators in Georgia, United States
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2018-06-23T09:00:49Z
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2024-09-02T20:31:01Z
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