D. J. Daniels
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D. J. Daniels was a state legislator in Alabama. He served in the Alabama Senate in 1872 representing Russell County, Alabama.[1] He was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives in 1874[2] until being ousted for not being registered or having taken an oath.[3] Daniels and Prince Gardner received more than 2,600 votes while the candidates who replaced them, W. H. Chamber and A. G. Jones, received less than 2,000.[4]
He spoke out in protest against the resolution to defeat the Sumner Civil Right Bill for several reason including that he believed the bill to be "what I think is right and justice" and that the resolution caused the other legislators to "violate their solemn oath".[5]
He and other 1872 Alabama Senators were photographed on the capitol steps. The photograph is part of the Alabama Department of Archives and History.[1]
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[edit]- ^ a b "Archives/Five: 1872 Alabama Senate Reconstruction Photograph (Video) | Alabama Blogs & Entertainment". spotonalabama.com.
- ^ "House of Representatives (1874)". The Montgomery Advertiser. 17 November 1874. p. 2. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ Representatives, Alabama Legislature House of (August 1, 1876). "Journal" – via Google Books.
- ^ Representatives, Alabama Legislature House of (July 8, 1876). "Journal" – via Google Books.
- ^ Bailey, Richard (1 January 2010). Neither Carpetbaggers Nor Scalawags: Black Officeholders During the Reconstruction of Alabama, 1867-1878. NewSouth Books. pp. 226–227. ISBN 978-1-58838-189-7. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
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