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In 1967 she was elected to a seat in the Texas Senate, where she was the first black state senator since 1883. She was the first black woman from a Southern state to serve in Congress, and, with Andrew Young, was the first of two African Americans to be elected to Congress from the South in the twentieth century. |
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Leader of Texas Baptists. Rev. Massey served as president of the Missionary and Educational Convention of Texas for fourteen years. Rev. Massey was also President of the Texas State Convention. He served as one of the National Baptist Convention vice presidents Rev. William Massey was born in slavery, escaped and enlisted in the Union army, He was among the first colored teachers in Texas. Rev. Massey's education was not very extensive, and he never attended school. His alphabet was taught him by his young mistress at Alexandria, Va. He was one of the founders and served as the first president of the Baptist State Convention of Texas, He was president for fourteen years. He also served as one of two vice presidents of the National Baptist Convention.
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In 1886
he became Texas national committeeman of the Republican party, the most
important political position given to a black man of the South in the
nineteenth century. One historian of the Republican party in Texas
characterizes the period between 1884 and 1896 as the "Cuney
Era." |
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William Madison (Gooseneck Bill) McDonald After the death of Norris Wright Cuney in 1897, McDonald became leader of the Texas Republicans. In 1896 he formed a political partnership with Edward Howland Robinson Green. Control of the party was wrested from them in 1900 by the "Lily Whites."
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