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POLITICSJul 10 · 10:00 UTCVERITE NEWSTammy C. Barney

Robert Brown Elliott was a lawyer, activist and politician

Robert Brown Elliott was a lawyer, activist, and politician who served as South Carolina’s first Black congressman. He opposed the Ku Klux Klan and worked in law and politics in South Carolina and New Orleans before his death in 1884.

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Robert Brown ElliottpersonFrederick DouglasspersonKu Klux KlanorganizationSouth CarolinaplaceNew OrleansplaceElliott and TuckerorganizationSouth Carolina National GuardorganizationThe South Carolina Leaderorganization
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