About Charles Oscar Harris
Lived 1852 – 1913 (aged 60–61). Charles Oscar Harris was an American politician.
He was born August 5, 1852, in Tuskegee, Alabama (or Georgia He served as a Republican, and attended the Republican National Conventions as a delegate eights times.
In March 1875 Harris along with other prominent African Americans form Montgomery purchased tickets to white-only seats in the local theatre in an attempt to test the 1875 Civil Rights Act.
After his service to the legislature he had a long career as a mailing clerk serving under the terms of seven presidents and four postmasters.
A historical marker is at his home site at 813 Adams Avenue in Montgomery, His descendants with the surname Hilyer passed as white.
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American politician from Alabama
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