Conway Barbour (c. 1818–1876) was held as a slave, worked as a ship steward, became a businessman, and lawyer.[1] He served as a state legislator in Arkansas and was elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1871. Professor Victoria L. Harrison wrote the 2018 book Fight Like a Tiger: Conway Barbour and the Challenges of the Black Middle Class in Nineteenth-Century America published by Southern Illinois University Press about him.[2]
A Republican, he represented Lafayette County, Arkansas in the Arkansas House.[3]
He died in Lake Village, Arkansas.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Conway Barbour - Arkansas Black Lawyers". arkansasblacklawyers.uark.edu.
- ^ Harrison, Victoria L (November 29, 2018). Fight like a tiger: Conway Barbour and the challenges of the black middle class in nineteenth-century America. OCLC 1059451099 – via Open WorldCat.
- ^ "Encyclopedia of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
- ^ "Conway Barbour". July 8, 1876. p. 2 – via newspapers.com.