Junius S. Mobley (died January 2, 1904), also known as June Mobley, was a politician in South Carolina. He was considered an ultra-radical,[1] and was one of South Carolina's 1868 Radical Republican members of the Legislature.[2][3] He reportedly became a preacher after the Reconstruction era.[4] Mobley was a political leader during the Reconstruction era in South Carolina and was involved in the distribution of ammunition to freedmen. He was part of the Union Brotherhood that replaced the Union League in 1872.[5] Mobley was from Union County, South Carolina.[6] John Schreiner Reynolds wrote about Mobley and other African American legislators in 1905. He was not a fan of Mobley's, and described him as "mulatto" and said he gave incendiary speeches causing bloodshed for the "men of his own race".[7] He also referred to Mobley as a "vicious and mouthy Negro".[8]
June Mobley | |
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| South Carolina House of Representatives | |
| In office 1868–? | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Junius S. Mobley United States |
| Died | January 2, 1904 |
| Political party | Republican |
See also
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edit- ^ Holt, Thomas Cleveland (11 June 1977). Black Over White: Negro Political Leadership in South Carolina During Reconstruction. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252007750 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Radical members of the first legislature after the war, South Carolina". www.loc.gov. 1876. 5th row from the left, 10th column of the credits below the photograph. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ "South Carolina's 1868 Radical Members of the Legislature". emilyevaughn.com. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ "June Mobley". The Lancaster News. 6 January 1904. p. 3 – via The Lancaster News, Lancaster, South Carolina 06 Jan 1904, Wednesday, Page 3.
- ^ West, Jerry Lee (1 January 2002). The Reconstruction Ku Klux Klan in York County, South Carolina, 1865-1877. McFarland. ISBN 9780786412587 – via Google Books.
- ^ Cohen, William (11 June 1991). At Freedom's Edge: Black Mobility and the Southern White Quest for Racial Control, 1861-1915. LSU Press. ISBN 9780807116210 – via Google Books.
- ^ Reynolds, John Schreiner (25 August 1905). "Reconstruction in South Carolina, 1865-1877". State Company – via Google Books.
- ^ Reynolds, John Schreiner (25 August 1905). "Reconstruction in South Carolina, 1865-1877". State Company – via Google Books.