Robert Thompson: Reconstruction Era Mississippi Black Legislator

Robert Thompson served as a Lowndes County Mississippi Legislator during Reconstruction and was the leader of the local militia. He was threatened with firing squad, murder, and lynching before he retired from public life and retired to nearby Noxubee County. #mississippi #visitcolumbus #visitmississippi #knowyourhistory #africanamericanhistory #blackhistory #mississippihistory