3.12.13
Henry McNeal Turner and Black Legislators...
       Henry McNeal Turner was a black minister. He was elected to the Georgia General Assembly. The Georgia legislature, however, was mostly Democratic and had other ideas. The Democrats in the Georgia General Assembly removed Henry McNeal Turner and the other black legislators from their seats on the grounds that the right to vote did not automatically mean that blacks had the right to hold office. The whole situation raised a ruckus. The Federal Government protested and the Georgia General Assembly was forced to allow the black legislators and Henry McNeal Turner to return to their seats in the Georgia legislature. This event led to more acceptance of blacks' presence in politics, allowing them to advocate for their own, and others', civil rights.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_McNeal_Turner
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