Shadrach Morgan, sometimes written Shadrack Morgan, was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives during the Reconstruction era.[1][2] His grandson had the same name graduated from Howard University and became a Civil Rights lawyer in South Carolina.[3] The younger Shadrach also studied at South Carolina State University and helped register African Americans for selective service during World War II.[4]

Shadrack Morgan
South Carolina House of Representatives

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  1. ^ T&D, RICHARD REID, Special to The. "Orangeburg County's first black politicians". The Times and Democrat.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Holt, Thomas Cleveland (December 9, 1977). Black Over White: Negro Political Leadership in South Carolina During Reconstruction. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252007750 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Burke, W. Lewis (July 1, 2017). All for Civil Rights: African American Lawyers in South Carolina, 1868–1968. University of Georgia Press. ISBN 9780820350998 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Hine, William C. (16 April 2018). South Carolina State University: A Black Land-Grant College in Jim Crow America. ISBN 9781611178524.