“James A. Fields”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

James Apostle Fields (August, 1844 – November 23, 1903)^[1] was a prominent lawyer and member of the Virginia House of Delegates in 1879 and 1889.^[1] He was born in slavery in Hanover Fields in 1844. He escaped slavery in the early 1864, and was among the first students at the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute.^[2] He first joined the House of Delegates for the 1879-80 term, and then received a law degree from Howard University in 1882.^[3] He was elected again to the House of Delegates for 1889-90, and did not seek reelection. He taught students for 14 years, becoming a school superintendent in 1890. He also farmed and maintained a law practice. In 1903, he died of Bright's Disease.

The James A. Fields House in Newport News, Virginia is included on the National Register of Historic Places.

References

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2. ^¹{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/08/14/the-other-james-a-fields-he-rose-from-slavery-to-success-in-segregated-virginia/|title=The other James A. Fields: He rose from slavery to success in segregated Virginia|last=Brown|first=DeNeen L.|date=2017-08-14|work=The Washington Post|access-date=2017-08-14|last2=Brown|first2=DeNeen L.|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286}}
3. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/james-fields-former-slave-teacher-and-lawyer|title=James A. Fields former slave, teacher and lawyer {{!}} African American Registry|website=www.aaregistry.org|language=en|access-date=2017-08-14}}