Shed Dungee (1831-1900) was a state legislator in Virginia. He served two terms in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1879 to 1882. He was born enslaved and worked as a cobbler and became a preacher.[1]
In 1881 he was elected as a member of the Readjuster Party.[2]
He tried to repeal a law outlawing miscegnation.[3] He died in Cumberland County in 1900.[1]
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edit- ^ a b Julienne, Marianne E. "Shed Dungee (1831–1900)". Encyclopedia Virginia.
- ^ http://mlkcommission.dls.virginia.gov/lincoln/pdfs/bios/dungee_shed.pdf
- ^ Dailey, Jane; Gilmore, Glenda Elizabeth; Simon, Bryant (July 21, 2020). Jumpin' Jim Crow: Southern Politics from Civil War to Civil Rights. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-21624-9 – via Google Books.