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James Thomas Rapier (November 13, 1837 – May 31, 1883) was a politician from Alabama during the Reconstruction Era. He served as a United States representative from Alabama, for one term from 1873 until 1875. Born free in Alabama, he went to school in Canada and earned a law degree in Scotland before being admitted to the bar in Tennessee. In 1842 James and his brother John Jr. went to Nashville, Tennessee to live with their paternal grandmother Sally Thomas. There they attended a school for African-American children, and learned to read and write.

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  • James Thomas Rapier (* 13. November 1837 in Florence, Alabama; † 31. Mai 1883 in Montgomery, Alabama) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker (Republikanische Partei). Er kam als freier Afroamerikaner zur Welt und nicht wie andere jener Zeit in der Sklaverei. (de)
  • James Thomas Rapier (November 13, 1837 – May 31, 1883) was a politician from Alabama during the Reconstruction Era. He served as a United States representative from Alabama, for one term from 1873 until 1875. Born free in Alabama, he went to school in Canada and earned a law degree in Scotland before being admitted to the bar in Tennessee. Rapier was a nationally prominent figure in the Republican Party as one of seven blacks serving in the 43rd Congress. He worked in 1874 for passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1875, which guaranteed equal access to public accommodations until the U.S. Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional in 1883. It was the last federal civil rights law enacted until the passage of Civil Rights Act of 1957. Parts of the law were re-adopted in the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Civil Rights Act of 1968. Rapier was born free in 1837 in Florence, Alabama to John H. Rapier, a prosperous local barber, and his wife. They were established free people of color. He had three older brothers. His father had been emancipated in 1829; his mother was born into a free black family of Baltimore, Maryland. She died in 1841 when Rapier was four years old. In 1842 James and his brother John Jr. went to Nashville, Tennessee to live with their paternal grandmother Sally Thomas. There they attended a school for African-American children, and learned to read and write. In 1856 Rapier traveled to Canada with his uncle Henry Thomas, his father's half-brother, who settled in Buxton, Ontario, an all-black community made up chiefly of African Americans. It was developed with the aid of Rev. William King, a Scots-American Presbyterian missionary. King had bought land (with Canadian government approval) for resettlement of black American refugees who had escaped to Canada during the slavery years via the Underground Railroad. The African Americans were building a thriving community, and Rapier's uncle had property there. Rapier attended the Buxton Mission School, which was highly respected and had a classical education. He pursued higher education in three stages, first earning a teaching degree in 1856 at a normal school in Toronto. He traveled to Scotland to study at the University of Glasgow. Returning to Canada, he completed his law degree at Montreal College and was admitted to the bar. (en)
  • James Thomas Rapier (13 November 1837 – 31 Mei 1883) adalah seorang politikus Afrika-Amerika asal Alabama pada Era Rekonstruksi. Ia menjabat sebagai anggota DPR Amerika Serikat dari Alabama, dalam satu masa jabatan dari 1873 sampai 1875. Lahir merdeka di Alabama, ia meraih perguruan tinggi dan gelar hukum di Skotlandia dan Kanada sebelum bekerja di Tennessee. (in)
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  • James Thomas Rapier (* 13. November 1837 in Florence, Alabama; † 31. Mai 1883 in Montgomery, Alabama) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker (Republikanische Partei). Er kam als freier Afroamerikaner zur Welt und nicht wie andere jener Zeit in der Sklaverei. (de)
  • James Thomas Rapier (13 November 1837 – 31 Mei 1883) adalah seorang politikus Afrika-Amerika asal Alabama pada Era Rekonstruksi. Ia menjabat sebagai anggota DPR Amerika Serikat dari Alabama, dalam satu masa jabatan dari 1873 sampai 1875. Lahir merdeka di Alabama, ia meraih perguruan tinggi dan gelar hukum di Skotlandia dan Kanada sebelum bekerja di Tennessee. (in)
  • James Thomas Rapier (November 13, 1837 – May 31, 1883) was a politician from Alabama during the Reconstruction Era. He served as a United States representative from Alabama, for one term from 1873 until 1875. Born free in Alabama, he went to school in Canada and earned a law degree in Scotland before being admitted to the bar in Tennessee. In 1842 James and his brother John Jr. went to Nashville, Tennessee to live with their paternal grandmother Sally Thomas. There they attended a school for African-American children, and learned to read and write. (en)
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