About Armistead Green
Lived 1841 – 1892 (aged 50–51). Armistead Green was an American politician.
Armistead Green (late 1830s – March 6, 1892) was a state legislator in Virginia. He proposed a bill to repeal the law banning miscegnation in Virginia. He served two terms in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1881–1884.
Green was enslaved. He worked in a tobacco factory and became a grocery store owner. He co-owned a mortuary. He made headlines criticizing Virginia congressman John S. Wise for saying he would meet Black General Assembly members in the backyard and not the parlor.
He died of Bright's Disease.
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Who was Armistead Green?
American politician (died 1892)
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Armistead Green was born in 1841.
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Armistead Green died on 6 March 1892.
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Armistead Green was a politician.
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Armistead Green was American.
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