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John R. Lynch was born into slavery and served as one of the last Republican House speakers in Mississippi before Democrats assumed control of the body and held it for more than a century. Isaac D. Shadd (not pictured), also African American, replaced Lynch as a Speaker of the House.

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Lessons from the Past

When Republican John R. Lynch won a seat in the Mississippi House, the Legislature had a lot of important rebuilding to do after the Civil War, including schools and other …

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