George W. Lowe

George W. Lowe (1847 - ?) was an American politician minister and served as a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives. He represented Monroe County, Arkansas and served in the 1889 and 1891 sessions.[1][2]

Lowe was born in Hardeman County, Tennessee and was enslaved by Samuel A. Bunting, along with his mother Harriet until he was 15. In 1863 he became a soldier as chief musician and was discharged in 1866 when he returned home to Hardeman County.[3]

He served as a minister in Holly Grove, Arkansas and was involved in emigration efforts in 1892.[4] Emigration was seen as a way to escape discrimination.[5]

References
  1. "Arkansas African American Legislators, 1868-1893" (PDF). Southern Arkansas University. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  2. Gordon, Fon Louise (January 1, 2007). Caste and Class: The Black Experience in Arkansas, 1880-1920. University of Georgia Press. ISBN 9780820331300 – via Google Books.
  3. "Arkansas Historical Quarterly". December 16, 1972 – via Google Books.
  4. Rolinson, Mary G. (February 1, 2012). Grassroots Garveyism: The Universal Negro Improvement Association in the Rural South, 1920-1927. Univ of North Carolina Press. ISBN 9780807872789 – via Google Books.
  5. Barnes, Kenneth C. (2004). Journey of Hope: The Back-to-Africa Movement in Arkansas in the Late 1800s. ISBN 9780807855508.


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