On this day in history, November 2, 1939, Republican Congressman John Roy Lynch died. He was 92 years old.
Congressman Lynch was born a slave in Louisiana. He represented Mississippi's 6th District and also served in the Mississippi House of Representatives. Lynch was also the first black speaker of the Mississippi state house.
During a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives Congressman Lynch said, "Negroes believe that they purchased their inheritance upon the battlefields of this country. They watered the tree of liberty with the precious blood that flowed from their loyal veins. They ask no favors, they desire and must have and equal chance in the race of life."
Congressman Lynch was born a slave in Louisiana. He represented Mississippi's 6th District and also served in the Mississippi House of Representatives. Lynch was also the first black speaker of the Mississippi state house.
During a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives Congressman Lynch said, "Negroes believe that they purchased their inheritance upon the battlefields of this country. They watered the tree of liberty with the precious blood that flowed from their loyal veins. They ask no favors, they desire and must have and equal chance in the race of life."
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