Draft:Willis Merriwether

Willis Merriwether was a state legislator in Alabama^[1] in 1874.^[2][3] He represented Wilcox County, Alabama and lived in Prairie Bluff, Alabama.^[4]

A newspaper described him as the "noisiest negro in the House" and as "impudent as well as ignorant."^[5]

In 1876, the Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Alabama noted his death.^[6]

He and other black members of the Alabama legislature during the Reconstruction era are commemorated on a historical marker.^[7]

See also

• African American officeholders from the end of the Civil War until before 1900

References

1. Representatives, Alabama Legislature House of (August 3, 1873). "Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Alabama" – via Google Books.
2. Wiggins, Sarah Woolfolk (July 30, 1977). "The Scalawag In Alabama Politics, 1865–1881". University of Alabama Press – via Google Books.
3. Office, Alabama Auditor's (August 3, 1873). "Report of the State Auditor, of Alabama, for the Fiscal Year Ending ..., to the Governor" – via Google Books.
4. Hodgson, Joseph (August 3, 1875). "The Alabama Manual and Statistical Register for 1875 ..." Printed at the Daily Register Book and Job Office – via Google Books.
5. Friedlander, Alan; Gerber, Richard Allan (November 26, 2018). "Welcoming Ruin: The Civil Rights Act of 1875". BRILL – via Google Books.
6. Representatives, Alabama General Assembly House of (August 3, 1876). "Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Alabama" – via Google Books.
7. "Black Members of the Alabama Legislature Who Served During The Reconstruction Period of 1868-1879 Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.