Armistead Green

Armistead Green (late 1830s – March 6, 1892)[1] was a state legislator in Virginia. He proposed a bill to repeal the law banning miscegnation in Virginia.[2] He served two terms in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1881–1884.[3]

Green was enslaved. He worked in a tobacco factory and became a grocery store owner. He co-owned a mortuary.[3] He made headlines criticizing Virginia congressman John S. Wise for saying he would meet Black General Assembly members in the backyard and not the parlor.[3]

He died of Bright's Disease.[3]

References
  1. "House History". history.house.virginia.gov.
  2. Dailey, Jane; Gilmore, Glenda Elizabeth; Simon, Bryant (21 July 2020). Jumpin' Jim Crow: Southern Politics from Civil War to Civil Rights. ISBN 9780691216249.
  3. Shaffer, Joshua. "Armistead Green (d. 1892)". Encyclopedia Virginia.


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