Thomas M. Allen was an American Baptist preacher who served as a representative in the Georgia Assembly during the Reconstruction Era. He was African American.[1] He was elected in 1868, representing Jasper County as a Republican.[2] Allen escaped assassination by the Ku Klux Klan after they murdered his brother-in-law by mistake during their attempt on his life.[3]
Thomas M. Allen | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the Jasper County district | |
| In office 1868–? | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
References
edit- ^ Paul A. Cimbala (1 March 2003). Under the Guardianship of the Nation: The Freedmen's Bureau and the Reconstruction of Georgia, 1865-1870. University of Georgia Press. pp. 309–. ISBN 978-0-8203-2511-8.
- ^ Donald Lee Grant (1993). The Way it was in the South: The Black Experience in Georgia. University of Georgia Press. p. 106. ISBN 9780820323299.
- ^ Wyn Craig Wade (1998). The Fiery Cross: The Ku Klux Klan in America. Oxford University Press. p. 73. ISBN 9780195123579.
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