John Roy Lynch
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- Justice of Peace: 1869
- You have been found guilty.
- He threatened me.
- Elected into the House of Representatives and is the first African American Speaker of the House: 1869-1872
- Welcome to the House of Representatives!
- Elected into Congress: 1872
- After fighting for the Union in the Civil War he started working for the Republican Party. He was assigned to be Justice of Peace in Adams County. While he was Justice of Peace he helped many black people get justice against white people.
- Advocated for the Civil Rights Act: 1875
- We agree.
- The Civil Rights Act should be passed. It would prevent discrimination in public places.
- He was elected into the House of Representatives in 1869. A few years later in 1872 he became the first African American Speaker of the House.
- Exposed Democrats for working with terrorist organizations.
- The Democrats have been working with terrorists.
- He was elected into congress in 1872. He was the youngest member of congress at this time. He was among the first generation of African Americans to join congress.
- Wrote a book about the lies of reconstruction: 1913
- So many lies have been spread...how can I separate fact from fiction.
- The Civil Rights Act made it so that African Americans had equal rights in public places and on public transport. It also made sure that people couldn't discriminate against people based on race or color. John Roy Lynch advocated for this law to be passed.
- He exposed Democrats for working with terrorists to overthrown Republicans. He also exposed them for trying to silence African American votes.
- That's outrageous!
- WHAT?!?!
- John Roy Lynch was upset with the portrayal of black people after Reconstruction. He wrote a book called The Facts or Reconstruction to set the facts straight.
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