Lawrence Speed

Lawrence S. Speed was a state legislator in Alabama during the Reconstruction era.[1] He was one of five African Americans who represented Bullock County in those years.[2] He was also a Union League organizer in Bullock County.[3]

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References

  1. Senate, Alabama Legislature (December 30, 1873). "Journal of the Senate of the State of Alabama" via Google Books.
  2. "African-American-History-of-Bullock-County". www.unionspringsalabama.com.
  3. Bailey, Richard (December 30, 2010). Neither Carpetbaggers Nor Scalawags: Black Officeholders During the Reconstruction of Alabama, 1867-1878. NewSouth Books. ISBN 9781588381897 via Google Books.
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