Charles W. Anderson, Jr.
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Charles W. Anderson, Jr., was the first African American state legislator elected in the 20th century. Courtesy of the Kentucky Human Rights Commission.
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Charles W. Anderson, Jr.
Historical Marker #1964 in Louisville notes the political career of Charles W. Anderson, Jr., the first African American elected to a Southern state legislature in the twentieth century.
During the Reconstruction era, a number of African…