Thomas Warren Long
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Thomas Warren Long | |
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| Born | 1832 Jacksonville, Florida |
| Died | October 25, 1917 |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | United States of America |
| Occupation | Minister and Politician |
Thomas Warren Long (1832 or 1839 - October 25, 1917) was a minister and politician in Florida. He served in the state legislature. He fought against the Confederacy during the American Civil War.[1]
He was born into slavery on a plantation in Jacksonville, Florida in 1832.[2] He eacaped and fought with the Union Army during the American Civil War.[3][4]
He helped establish churches for former slaves in Florida.
References
- ↑ Brown, Canter (June 30, 1998). "Florida's Black Public Officials, 1867-1924". University of Alabama Press – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Allen Temple AME Church in Brooksville celebrates its 142nd birthday". Tampa Bay Times.
- ↑ Rivers, Larry Eugene (July 15, 2012). "Rebels and Runaways: Slave Resistance in Nineteenth-Century Florida". University of Illinois Press – via Google Books.
- ↑ Rivers, Larry Eugene (July 15, 2012). "Rebels and Runaways: Slave Resistance in Nineteenth-Century Florida". University of Illinois Press – via Google Books.
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