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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
TABLA 1: Funcionarios negros durante la Reconstrucción por Estado
| 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 |
TABLA 2: Funcionarios negros durante la Reconstrucción: a nivel federal
| 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 |
TABLA 3: Miembros negros del Congreso durante la Reconstrucción
| Alabama | Jeremiah Haralson |
| James T. Rapier | |
| Benjamin S. Turner | |
| Florida | Josiah T. Walls |
| Georgia | Jefferson Long |
| Louisiana | Charles E. Nash |
| Misisipi | Blanche K. Bruce |
| John R. Lynch | |
| 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 |
TABLA 4: Funcionarios negros durante la Reconstrucción a nivel estatal y Principales funcionarios estatales negros
| Title | Numero | Estatal | 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 | Luisiana | P.B.S. Pinchback |
| Justicia de la Corte Suprema | 1 | Carolina del Sur | Jonathan J. Wright |
| 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 | Luisiana | Caesar C. Antoine |
| Oscar J. Dunn | |||
| P.B.S. Pinchback | |||
| Misisipi | Alexander K. Davis | ||
| Carolina del Sur | Richard H. Cleaves | ||
| Alonzo Ransier | |||
| 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 | Florida | Jonathan C. Gibbs |
| Luisiana | Pierre G. Deslonde | ||
| Misisipi | Hannibal C. Carter | ||
| James Hill | |||
| James Lynch | |||
| M.M. McLeod | |||
| Hiram Revels | |||
| Carolina del Sur | Francis L. Cardozo | ||
| Henry E. Hayne | |||
| Presidente de la Cámara | 4 | Misisipi | John R. Lynch |
| Isaac D. Shadd | |||
| Carolina del Sur | Robert B. Elliott | ||
| Samuel J. Lee | |||
| Comisionado Estatal | 5 | Arkansas | William H. Grey, Commr. of Immigration and State Lands |
| James T. White, Commr. of Public Works | |||
| Misisipi | Richard Griggs, Commr. of Immigration and Agriculture | ||
| Carolina del Sur | Robert G. DeLarge, Land Commr. | ||
| Henry E Hayne, Land Commr. | |||
| Superintendente de Educación | 4 | Arkansas | Joseph C. Corbin |
| Florida | Jonathan C. Gibbs | ||
| Luisiana | William C. Brown | ||
| Misisipi | Thomas C. Cardozo | ||
| Tesorero | 2 | Luisiana | Antoine Debuclet |
| Carolina del Sur | Francis L. Cardozo | ||
| Total | 1200 |
TABLA 5: Funcionarios negros durante la Reconstrucción: a nivel local o del condado
| Asesor | 32 | Jefe de Puerto | 3 |
| Auditor | 7 | Funcionario de Salud | 1 |
| Consejo de Educación | 79 | Inspector | 10 |
| Consejo de Salud | 1 | Guardia de la Cárcel | 9 |
| Auxiliar Administrativo del Tribunal de Equidad | 1 | Juez | 11 |
| Supervisor de Instituciones de Caridad | 1 | Comisionado de Jurados | 1 |
| Abogado Municipal | 1 | Juez de Paz o Magistrado | 232 |
| Auxiliar Administrativo Municipal | 1 | Encargado de la Medición de la Madera | 1 |
| Consejo Municipal | 146 | Alcalde | 5 |
| Jefe de Policía Municipal | 7 | Notario Público | 5 |
| Oficina Municipal (no identificado) | 3 | Común | 3 |
| Comisionado de Obras Públicas Municipales | 2 | Superintendente de los Pobres | 7 |
| Comisionado de Reclamaciones | 1 | Superintendente de Carreteras | 1 |
| Auxiliar Administrativo | 12 | Comisionado de Parques | 1 |
| Auxiliar Administrativo del Tribunal | 24 | Oficial de Policía | 71 |
| Auxiliar Administrativo del Mercado | 2 | Registrador | 9 |
| Agente de Policía | 41 | Registrador Especializado en Bancarrota | 1 |
| Forense | 33 | Registrador de Escrituras | 2 |
| Abogado del Condado | 1 | Registrador de Traspasos por Inmediación | 1 |
| Auxiliar Administrativo del Condado | 2 | Registrador | 116 |
| Comisionado del Condado | 113 | Alguacil | 41 |
| Superintendente de Escuelas del Condado | 14 | Abogado | 1 |
| Tesorero del Condado | 17 | Comisionado Vial | 5 |
| Alguacil Adjunto | 25 | Comisionado de Tranvías | 1 |
| Detective | 2 | Recaudador de Impuestos | 35 |
| Fiscal del Distrito | 1 | Fideicomisario | 2 |
| Auxiliar Administrativo del Distrito | 1 | Alcaide | 4 |
| Funcionario Electoral | 52 | Pesador | 4 |
TABLA 6: Condición preguerra civil de los funcionarios negros durante la Reconstrucción
| 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.
- Blanche K. BruceTrabajaron en el Senado de EE. UU.
- Hiram RevelsTrabajaron en el Senado de EE. UU.
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Facing History & Ourselves, "Black Officeholders in the South," last updated July 11, 2022.
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