Conway Barbour (1818–1876) was enslaved, worked as a ship steward, became a businessman, and lawyer.[1] He served as a state legislator in Arkansas and was elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1871. Professor Victoria L. Harrison wrote the 2018 book Fight Like a Tiger: Conway Barbour and the Challenges of the Black Middle Class in Nineteenth-Century America published by Southern Illinois University Press about him.[2]

A Republican, he represented Lafayette County, Arkansas in the Arkansas House.[3]

He died in Lake Village, Arkansas.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Conway Barbour - Arkansas Black Lawyers". arkansasblacklawyers.uark.edu.
  2. ↑ Harrison, Victoria L (November 29, 2018). Fight like a tiger: Conway Barbour and the challenges of the black middle class in nineteenth-century America. OCLC 1059451099 – via Open WorldCat.
  3. ↑ "Encyclopedia of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
  4. ↑ "Conway Barbour". July 8, 1876. p. 2 – via newspapers.com.
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