H. Z. Burchmeyer

H. Z. Burchmeyer was a state legislator in South Carolina. He represented Charleston County as an Independent in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1874 to 1876.[1] He was documented as a merchant who was free before the American Civil War.[2] He has been described as "mullato".[1]

He and other African American political leaders in South Carolina were honoured in a 2019 / 2020 resolution.[3]

See also

References
  1. Foner, Eric (1993). Freedom's Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction. ISBN 978-0-19-507406-2.
  2. Holt, Thomas (1979). Black over White: Negro Political Leadership in South Carolina During Reconstruction. ISBN 9780252007750.
  3. "South Carolina H3818 | 2019-2020 | 123rd General Assembly".
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