Louphenia Thomas and Judge Marvin Cherner at her swearing-in ceremony at the Jefferson County courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama.
Thomas was elected to fill the unexpired term of John Porter in the Alabama House of Representatives, becoming the first African American woman to serve in the state legislature.
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/100750 |
| Summary: | Thomas was elected to fill the unexpired term of John Porter in the Alabama House of Representatives, becoming the first African American woman to serve in the state legislature. |
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