Biography: Cain, Richard Harvey

Richard H. Cain

Biography: Cain, Richard Harvey

04/15/2016

Biography

The South Carolina Encyclopedia presents a short biography, by Professor Bernard E. Powers, Jr., on the life of Richard H. Cain, a free born Black, man from Virginia who became a pastor, entrepreneur and Congressman (R-SC). Themes include: Cain's birth into freedom, involvement in the AME Church, and state politics after the Civil War, as well as his participation in national politics, highlighting his advocacy efforts for the Civil Rights Act of 1875.

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