Sancho Saunders

Sancho Saunders (born 1805[1]) was a member of South Carolina's House of Representatives during the Reconstruction era.[2][3] He represented Chester County, South Carolina.[4] He was documented as a literate Baptist minister who was a slave before the American Civil War.[1] He was African American.

References
  1. Holt, Thomas Cleveland (June 11, 1977). Black Over White: Negro Political Leadership in South Carolina During Reconstruction. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252007750 – via Google Books.
  2. "Members of the 48th General Assembly - 1868 to 1870". .carolana.com. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  3. Woodson, Carter Godwin; Logan, Rayford Whittingham (June 11, 1920). "The Journal of Negro History". Association for the Study of Negro Life and History – via Google Books.
  4. Representatives, South Carolina General Assembly House of (June 11, 1872). "Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of South-Carolina". The State – via Google Books.
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