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John Mercer Langston

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Gender Male
Death126 years ago
Date of birth December 14,1829
Zodiac sign Sagittarius
Born Louisa
Virginia
United States
Date of died November 15,1897
DiedWashington
D.C.
United States
Place of burialWoodlawn Cemetery, Washington, D. C. , United States
SpouseCaroline Wall
Siblings Charles Henry Langston
Gideon Quarles
Parents Ralph Quarles
Lucy Langston
Education Oberlin College
Oberlin Academy
BooksFrom the Virginia Plantation to the National Capitol: Or, The First and Only Negro Representative in Congress from the Old Dominion
Freedom and citizenship
Contested Election Case of John M. Clayton Vs. C.R. Breckinridge, from the Second Congressional District of Arkansas: Ordered to be Printed by the Committee on Elections
A Speech on Equality Before the Law
Great grandparent Roger Quarles
Jane Tunstall
Grandparents Mary Terry
William Quarles
Niece Carrie Langston Hughes
Carrie Langston
Children Nettie Langston Napier
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John Mercer Langston was an American abolitionist, attorney, educator, activist, diplomat, and politician. He was the founding dean of the law school at Howard University and helped create the department. He was the first president of what is now Virginia State University, a historically black college.

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