John Newell was a state legislator in North Carolina. He represented Bladen County, North Carolina.[1] He served in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1874 to 1875 and from 1879 to 1884.[2][3][4]

See also

African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era

References

  1. ↑ Justesen, Benjamin R. (2009). ""The Class of '83": Black Watershed in the North Carolina General Assembly". The North Carolina Historical Review. 86 (3): 282–308. JSTOR 23523861 – via JSTOR.
  2. ↑ Freedom's Lawmakers by Eric Foner Louisiana State University Press (1996) page 160
  3. ↑ Woodson, Carter Godwin; Logan, Rayford Whittingham (July 10, 1920). "The Journal of Negro History". Association for the Study of Negro Life and History – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ Simmons-Henry, Linda (November 24, 1990). The Heritage of Blacks in North Carolina. North Carolina African American Heritage Foundation. ISBN 9780912081120 – via Google Books.
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