Biography: Whipper, William J.

William James Whipper

Biography: Whipper, William J.

4/19/2021

Biography

The South Carolina Encyclopedia features a 2021 biography, written by Lawrence S. Rowland, on the life of William J. Whipper- an African American attorney and abolitionist. Themes include: Whipper's support of free public education, his senate campaign against Robert Smalls, his controversial end in state politics and his marriage to Frances Ann Rollin. Other topics include: Whipper's upbringing as a free person and his work as a lawyer in South Carolina.

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