A. R. Bridgers
Aaron R. Bridgers[1] was an American teacher, attorney, and state legislator in North Carolina. An African American and Republican, he represented Edgecombe County in the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1883.[2][3]
Bridgers graduated from St. Augustine's College in Raleigh and was a school teacher in Tarboro.[4]
He was elected in 1882 when, at the age of 28, he was studying law.[5] He lived in Edgecombe County. He authored a bill to establish two schools, one for white children and another for African Americans. Whites objected that they would pay more in taxes for the two schools and objected to the proposal as unfair.[6]
After serving in the legislature, Bridgers graduated from Howard University's law school in 1886.[7][8] He was admitted to the North Carolina bar in 1887[9] then moved to Winston-Salem, North Carolina.[10]
Edward Bridgers
[edit]Edward Bridgers represented Edgecombe County in 1889.[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The Wilson Advance". September 8, 1882. p. 3. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- ^ Turner, Joseph Kelly; Bridgers, John Luther (1920). History of Edgecombe County, North Carolina. Edwards & Broughton printing Company. p. 381.
- ^ Crow, Jeffrey J.; Escott, Paul D.; Hatley, Flora J. (2002). A History of African Americans in North Carolina. N.C. Department of Cultural Resources, Office of Archives and History. p. 233. ISBN 978-0-86526-301-7.
- ^ Justesen, Benjamin R. (2009). ""The Class of '83": Black Watershed in the North Carolina General Assembly". The North Carolina Historical Review. 86 (3): 296. ISSN 0029-2494. JSTOR 23523861.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Turner, Joseph Kelly; Bridgers, John Luther (October 5, 1920). "History of Edgecombe County, North Carolina". Edwards & Broughton printing Company – via Google Books.
- ^ "General Intelligence". The Banner-Enterprise. May 31, 1884. p. 2. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- ^ Alumni catalogue of Howard university, with list of incorporators, trustees, and other employees, 1867-1896. Howard University. 1896. p. 29.
- ^ "Supreme Court". The News and Observer. February 9, 1887. p. 4. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- ^ "Eastern Snap Shots". The Gazette. February 6, 1897. p. 3. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- ^ Crow, Jeffrey J.; Escott, Paul D.; Hatley, Flora J. (October 5, 2002). A History of African Americans in North Carolina. N.C. Department of Cultural Resources, Office of Archives and History. ISBN 9780865263017 – via Google Books.