On this day in 1872 ...Middle East

Mississippi Today - News
On this day in 1872
Dec. 9, 1872 An ink engraving of P.B.S. Pinchback, the first Black governor of Louisiana. Credit: The New York Public Library sketch P.B.S. Pinchback became governor in Louisiana — the first Black officeholder to do so in the U.S. He was appointed to the position during impeachment proceedings against the elected governor.  His father was a white Mississippi plantation owner, and his mother had been freed from slavery before her son was born. When his father died, he and his family moved to Ohio, and by age 12 he was supporting his family, eventually working on Mississippi River steamboats.  He was so light-skinned he could have “passed” for white, but when the Civil War ca

Hence then, the article about on this day in 1872 was published today ( ) and is available on Mississippi Today ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.

Read More Details
Finally We wish PressBee provided you with enough information of ( On this day in 1872 )

Apple Storegoogle play

Last updated :

Also on site :

Most viewed in News


Latest News