Record #:

15259

Author(s):

Henderson, Tom

Abstract:

Wilkes Cary was a Caswell County legislator and remarkable for being an ex-slave. His career began as a blacksmith before becoming a schoolteacher. He held the titles of \"County Examiner\" and \"Superintendent of Public Instruction.\"

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 6 Issue 32, Jan 1939, p7

Subject(s):

African American legislators