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Record Number of Women and African Americans Serve in the Legislature

Record #:
7810
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Abstract:
In 1920, Lillian Exum Clement became the first woman to serve in the General Assembly. In 1968, Henry Frye became the first African American elected to the General Assembly since the 19th-century.
Source:
North Carolina Insight (NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 22 Issue 1, Feb 2006, p116-119, por