Aesop Goodson | |
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South Carolina House of Representatives | |
Aesop Goodson was a state legislator and judge in South Carolina.
He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives. He was removed from his position as a trial justice by the governor and alleged it was because he treated people fairly without regard to color. [1] He and others formed the American Union Literary Club in 1872. [2] He was African American. [3]
His children included Napoleon Goodson and Thaddeus "Tad" Goodson (1869 - 1957). Thaddeus along with Scipio Shiver provided a White folklorist with folk tales he published. [4]
Aesop Goodson | |
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South Carolina House of Representatives | |
Aesop Goodson was a state legislator and judge in South Carolina.
He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives. He was removed from his position as a trial justice by the governor and alleged it was because he treated people fairly without regard to color. [1] He and others formed the American Union Literary Club in 1872. [2] He was African American. [3]
His children included Napoleon Goodson and Thaddeus "Tad" Goodson (1869 - 1957). Thaddeus along with Scipio Shiver provided a White folklorist with folk tales he published. [4]