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The document provides detailed statistics on African American officeholders in the South during the Reconstruction era, including their numbers by state and various federal and state positions held. It highlights a total of 1,510 documented Black officeholders, with estimates suggesting the actual number may be closer to 2,000. Additionally, it includes information on the antebellum status of these officeholders, categorizing them as slave, free, or of unknown status.

Author

Aiden Meade

Language

EN