Allen E. Williams was a state legislator in Alabama.[1][2] He represented Barbour County, Alabama in the Alabama House of Representatives between 1872 and 1874.[1]

He was unseated, along with several other African American legislators, following the Election Massacre of 1874 in Barbour County.[1][3] Williams testified that he, along with other Republican Representatives, was unseated by Democrats. He also testified about a man imprisoned for marrying a white woman and of threats that caused Williams to leave the area.[4]

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  1. 1 2 3 "African American Legislators in Reconstruction Alabama" (PDF). Alabama Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  2. ↑ "x-index :: Reconstruction :: Politics :: Lest We Forget". Lest We Forget. 2009-04-08. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  3. ↑ "Election Riots of 1874". Encyclopedia of Alabama. 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  4. ↑ "Senate documents". March 24, 1877 – via Google Books.


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