John R. Holmes
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John R. Holmes (died 1892) was an African American politician from the US state of Virginia and a candidate for state senator in 1892. Holmes, the only black candidate in the election, was shot and killed in Virginia's Charlotte County by a white man in what is considered an "act of intimidation" against African American candidates.[1]
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- ↑ Federal Writers' Project (31 October 2013). The WPA Guide to Virginia: The Old Dominion State. Trinity University Press. pp. 79–. ISBN 978-1-59534-244-7. Search this book on
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