Aaron Bridgers (politician)

Aaron Bridgers was a state legislator in North Carolina. A Republican, he was elected in 1882. He was 28 and studying law.^[1] He was African American. He lived in Edgecombe County. He authored a bill to establish two schools, one for white children and another for African Americans. Whites objected that they would pay more in taxes for the two schools and objected to the proposal as unfair.^[2]

Edward Bridgers represented Edgecombe County in 1889.^[3]

References[edit]

^ 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.
^ Turner, Joseph Kelly; Bridgers, John Luther (October 5, 1920). "History of Edgecombe County, North Carolina". Edwards & Broughton printing Company – via Google Books.
^ Crow, Jeffrey J.; Escott, Paul D.; Hatley, Flora J. (October 5, 2002). A History of African Americans in North Carolina. N.C. Department of Cultural Resources, Office of Archives and History. ISBN 9780865263017 – via Google Books.

[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] Turner, Joseph Kelly; Bridgers, John Luther (October 5, 1920). "History of Edgecombe County, North Carolina". Edwards & Broughton printing Company – via Google Books.

[3] Crow, Jeffrey J.; Escott, Paul D.; Hatley, Flora J. (October 5, 2002). A History of African Americans in North Carolina. N.C. Department of Cultural Resources, Office of Archives and History. ISBN 9780865263017 – via Google Books.

[1]

[2]

[3]

See also[edit]

References[edit]