James W. Poe

James W. Poe was a state legislator in North Carolina. He was African American. He lived in Ashland, North Carolina.^[1] He was 28 when he was elected in 1882.^[1] He represented Caswell County in 1883,^[2] as a Republican Party and served until 1885.^[3]

He was the president of the Colored Citizens' Patriotic League in Virginia from at least 1917 - 1920.^[3][4][5] The group opposed efforts to repatriate African Americans to Africa and proposals for an African American state in part of what is Mexico.^[6] The groups encouraged African Americans to stay in the south noting crowded conditions in northern cities.^[7] It also reported discrimination in the northern states.^[8]

See also

• African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era

References

1. Justesen, Benjamin R. (2009). ""The Class of '83": Black Watershed in the North Carolina General Assembly". The North Carolina Historical Review. 86 (3): 282–308. JSTOR 23523861 – via JSTOR.
2. Woodson, Carter Godwin; Logan, Rayford Whittingham (May 21, 1920). "The Journal of Negro History". Association for the Study of Negro Life and History – via Google Books.
3. "Virginia Negroes Praise Bickett". The News and Observer. 18 January 1920. p. 25. Retrieved 21 May 2023.  
4. https://idnc.library.illinois.edu/?a=d&d=TFM19170421-01.1.4&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN----------
5. https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=NEL19180910.1.10&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------
6. "James w Poe moves to VA and pickets". The News and Observer. 1920-01-18. p. 25. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
7. Publications: Extract from Source Volume. 1926.
8. Inabinet, Joan A.; Inabinet, L. Glen (2022-10-18). A History of Kershaw County, South Carolina. Univ of South Carolina Press. ISBN 978-1-64336-409-4.