Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1762 - 1984. Letters Received, 1805 - 1889. 1879 - File No. 2899 (Blunt, A P - Kansas)
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Haralson, Jeremiah, 1846-c. 1916
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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 Sta...