John V. Coleman
John V. Coleman (1874 - ?) was a coal miner and state legislator in West Virginia.[1] He served in the West Virginia House of Delegates in 1920.[2] He was one of four African Americans who were elected to represent Fayette County, West Virginia in the House of Delegates from 1896 to 1918.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Trotter, Joe William (February 3, 1990). Coal, Class, and Color: Blacks in Southern West Virginia, 1915-32. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252061196 – via Google Books.
- ^ Virginia, West (February 3, 1920). "West Virginia Blue Book" – via Google Books.
- ^ "Fayette County's Black Legislators – DuBois On Main". duboisonmain.org. 6 March 2013.
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