Aaron R. Bridgers[1] was an American teacher, attorney, and state legislator in North Carolina. An African American and Republican, he represented Edgecombe County in the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1883.[2][3] Bridgers graduated from St. Augustine's College in Raleigh and was a school teacher in Tarboro.[4]

After serving in the legislature, Bridgers graduated from Howard University's law school in 1886.[5][6] He was admitted to the North Carolina bar in 1887[7] then moved to Winston-Salem, North Carolina.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "The Wilson Advance". The Wilson Advance. September 8, 1882. p. 3. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  2. ↑ Turner, Joseph Kelly; Bridgers, John Luther (1920). History of Edgecombe County, North Carolina. Edwards & Broughton printing Company. p. 381.
  3. ↑ Crow, Jeffrey J.; Escott, Paul D.; Hatley, Flora J. (2002). A History of African Americans in North Carolina. N.C. Department of Cultural Resources, Office of Archives and History. p. 233. ISBN 978-0-86526-301-7.
  4. ↑ Justesen, Benjamin R. (2009). ""The Class of '83": Black Watershed in the North Carolina General Assembly". The North Carolina Historical Review. 86 (3): 296. ISSN 0029-2494.
  5. ↑ "General Intelligence". The Banner-Enterprise. May 31, 1884. p. 2. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  6. ↑ Alumni catalogue of Howard university, with list of incorporators, trustees, and other employees, 1867-1896. Howard University. 1896. p. 29.
  7. ↑ "Supreme Court". The News and Observer. February 9, 1887. p. 4. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Eastern Snap Shots". The Gazette. February 6, 1897. p. 3. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
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