Doctor Stites was a delegate to Mississippi's 1868 constitutional convention and a state legislator in Mississippi. [1] [2] He was a trustee of Alcorn University. [3] [4] He was a party to the dispute between new and old trustees after a changing of the guard. [5]
He was one of about 17 African American delegates to Mississippi's 1868 constitutional convention, sixteen of them reported to have been from southern states. [6]
He was accused of being paid off to relinquish a promised appointment as sheriff. [7]
Doctor Stites was a delegate to Mississippi's 1868 constitutional convention and a state legislator in Mississippi. [1] [2] He was a trustee of Alcorn University. [3] [4] He was a party to the dispute between new and old trustees after a changing of the guard. [5]
He was one of about 17 African American delegates to Mississippi's 1868 constitutional convention, sixteen of them reported to have been from southern states. [6]
He was accused of being paid off to relinquish a promised appointment as sheriff. [7]