Green T. Johnston

Green T. Johnston was a state legislator who represented Dallas County, Alabama during the Reconstruction era. He was elected to the Alabama House of Representatives in 1876 from Dallas County.[1]

Dallas County was part of Alabama's "Black Belt" counties. Johnston and a small number of others from the area were among the last state legislators to serve before Reconstruction ended and Democrats retook power.[2] Only two African Americans were elected to the Alabama House in 1878.[1]

Johnston sponsored a bill to repeal sunset laws that prevented African American farmers from selling their crops after sunset.[2] A Republican, he was a farmer and lived in Hamburg, Alabama.[3] He testified he was a deputy marshal during the 1880 election.[3]

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  1. ^ a b "African-American Legislators in Reconstruction Alabama" (PDF). Alabama Department of Archives and History. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Bailey, Richard (2010). Neither Carpetbaggers Nor Scalawags: Black Officeholders During the Reconstruction of Alabama, 1867-1878. NewSouth Books. ISBN 978-1-58838-189-7.
  3. ^ a b "United States Congressional Serial Set". U.S. Government Printing Office. April 4, 1882 – via Google Books.