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Black Officeholders in the South (en español)
In Spanish, these tables provide data about African American officeholders in the South during Reconstruction.
Funcionarios negros en el Sur
Las siguientes siete tablas proporcionan información sobre la cantidad de funcionarios afroamericanos en el Sur durante la Reconstrucción y los antecedentes de esos funcionarios. 1
| Estatal | Number of Officeholders |
|---|---|
| Alabama | 173 |
| Arkansas | 46 |
| District of Columbia | 11 |
| Florida | 58 |
| Georgia | 135 |
| Louisiana | 210 |
| Misisipi | 226 |
| Misuri | 1 |
| Carolina del Norte | 187 |
| Carolina del Sur | 316 |
| Tennessee | 20 |
| Texas | 49 |
| Virginia | 85 |
| Total | 1517 2 |
| Title | Number of Officeholders |
|---|---|
| Embajador | 2 |
| Jefe del Censo | 6 |
| Censista | 14 |
| Auxiliar Administrativo | 12 |
| Congresista: Senado | 2 |
| Congresista: Cámara de Representantes | 14 |
| Cargo Aduanero | 40 |
| Subjefe de Policía de EE. UU. | 11 |
| Ingeniero | 1 |
| Agente de Correos | 14 |
| Agente de Pensiones | 1 |
| Jefe/Funcionario de Oficina Postal | 43 |
| Registrador Especializado en Bancarrota | 1 |
| Agente Forestal | 1 |
| Asesor de EE. UU. | 10 |
| Gran Jurado de EE. UU. | 3 |
| Oficina de Catastro de EE. UU. | 5 |
| Agente de Tesorería de EE. UU. | 3 |
| Cargo de Protección No Identificado | 2 |
| Estatal | House of Representatives | Trabajaron en el Senado de EE. UU. |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama |
Jeremiah Haralson, James T. Rapier, Benjamin S. Turner |
|
| Florida | Josiah T. Walls | |
| Georgia | Jefferson Long | |
| Louisiana | Charles E. Nash | |
| Misisipi | John R. Lynch |
Blanche K. Bruce, Hiram Revels |
| Carolina del Norte | John A. Hyman | |
| Carolina del Sur |
Richard H. Cain, Robert C DeLarge, Robert B. Elliot, Joseph H. Rainey, Alonzo J. Ransier, Robert Smalls |
| Title | Numero | Nombre(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Comisionado Adjunto de Agricultura | 1 | |
| Vicesecretario de Estado | 3 | |
| Superintendente Adjunto de Educación | 2 | |
| Consejo de Educación | 1 | |
| Convención Constitucional 1867-69: delegado | 267 | |
| Convención Constitucional 1875: delegado (Carolina del Norte) | 7 | |
| Superintendente de Asilo para Sordomudos | 1 | |
| Gobernador | 1 | P.B.S. Pinchback (LA) |
| Justicia de la Corte Suprema | 1 | Jonathan J. Wright (SC) |
| Comisión de Tierras, incluidos Agentes de Condado (Carolina del Sur) | 10 | |
| Auxiliar Administrativo Legislativo | 7 | |
| Legislador: Cámara de Representantes | 683 | |
| Legislador: Senado | 112 | |
| Vicegobernador | 6 | Caesar C. Antoine (LA), Oscar J. Dunn (LA), P.B.S. Pinchback (LA), Alexander K. Davis (MS), Richard H. Cleaves (SC), Alonzo Ransier (SC) |
| Médico Auxiliar de Asilo Siquiátrico | 1 | |
| Junta de Regentes de Asilo Siquiátrico | 7 | |
| Funcionario de Policía | 60 | |
| Junta de Síndicos de Orfanato | 6 | |
| Secretario de Estado | 9 | Jonathan C. Gibbs (FL), Pierre G. Deslonde (LA), Hannibal C. Carter (MS), James Hill (MS), James Lynch (MS), M.M. McLeod (MS), Hiram Revels (MS), Francis L. Cardozo (SC), Henry E. Hayne (SC) |
| Presidente de la Cámara | 4 | John R. Lynch (MS), Isaac D. Shadd (MS), Robert B. Elliott (SC), Samuel J. Lee (SC) |
| Comisionado Estatal | 5 | William H. Grey, Commr. of Immigration and State Lands (AR), James T. White, Commr. of Public Works (AR), Robert G. DeLarge, Land Commr. (SC), Henry E Hayne, Land Commr. (SC) |
| Superintendente de Educación | 4 | Joseph C. Corbin (AR), Jonathan C. Gibbs (FL), William C. Brown (LA), Thomas C. Cardozo (MS) |
| Tesorero | 2 |
Antoine Debuclet (LA), |
| Total | 1200 |
| Title | Numero |
|---|---|
| Asesor | 32 |
| Auditor | 7 |
| Consejo de Educación | 79 |
| Consejo de Salud | 1 |
| Auxiliar Administrativo del Tribunal de Equidad | 1 |
| Supervisor de Instituciones de Caridad | 1 |
| Abogado Municipal | 1 |
| Auxiliar Administrativo Municipal | 1 |
| Consejo Municipal | 146 |
| Jefe de Policía Municipal | 7 |
| Oficina Municipal (no identificado) | 3 |
| Comisionado de Obras Públicas Municipales | 2 |
| Comisionado de Reclamaciones | 1 |
| Auxiliar Administrativo | 12 |
| Auxiliar Administrativo del Tribunal | 24 |
| Auxiliar Administrativo del Mercado | 2 |
| Agente de Policía | 41 |
| Forense | 33 |
| Abogado del Condado | 1 |
| Auxiliar Administrativo del Condado | 2 |
| Comisionado del Condado | 113 |
| Superintendente de Escuelas del Condado | 14 |
| Tesorero del Condado | 17 |
| Alguacil Adjunto | 25 |
| Detective | 2 |
| Fiscal del Distrito | 1 |
| Auxiliar Administrativo del Distrito | 1 |
| Funcionario Electoral | 52 |
| Jefe de Puerto | 3 |
| Funcionario de Salud | 1 |
| Inspector | 10 |
| Guardia de la Cárcel | 9 |
| Juez | 11 |
| Comisionado de Jurados | 1 |
| Juez de Paz o Magistrado | 232 |
| Encargado de la Medición de la Madera | 1 |
| Alcalde | 5 |
| Notario Público | 5 |
| Común | 3 |
| Superintendente de los Pobres | 7 |
| Superintendente de Carreteras | 1 |
| Comisionado de Parques | 1 |
| Oficial de Policía | 71 |
| Registrador | 9 |
| Registrador Especializado en Bancarrota | 1 |
| Registrador de Escrituras | 2 |
| Registrador de Traspasos por Inmediación | 1 |
| Registrador | 116 |
| Alguacil | 41 |
| Abogado | 1 |
| Comisionado Vial | 5 |
| Comisionado de Tranvías | 1 |
| Recaudador de Impuestos | 35 |
| Fideicomisario | 2 |
| Alcaide | 4 |
| Pesador | 4 |
| ESTADO | ESCLAVOS | LIBRES | AMBOS | NO SE CONOCE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 42 | 9 | 8 | 114 |
| Arkansas | 12 | 5 | 3 | 26 |
| Distrito de Columbia | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| Florida | 15 | 8 | 2 | 32 |
| Georgia | 20 | 15 | 5 | 95 |
| Luisiana | 33 | 81 | 2 | 93 |
| Misisipi | 59 | 28 | 6 | 131 |
| Misuri | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carolina del Norte | 22 | 34 | 3 | 126 |
| Carolina del Sur | 131 | 88 | 5 | 91 |
| Tennessee | 4 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
| Texas | 28 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| Virginia | 21 | 40 | 12 | 12 |
| TOTAL | 387 | 327 | 55 | 741 |
- 1Todos los datos fueron adaptados de Eric Foner, Freedom’s Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders during Reconstruction,/em>, edición revisada (Baton Rouge, Luisiana: Louisiana State University Press, 1996), xi–xxxii.
- 2Los historiadores estiman que el número total de funcionarios negros estaba cerca de 2.000, pero estas cantidades reflejan únicamente aquellos sobre los cuales existen actas concretas.
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Facing History & Ourselves, "Black Officeholders in the South," last updated March 14, 2016.
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