21-24 The Assassination of Rep. Alfred Rush
N 34° 05.078 W 079° 50.924
17S E 606214 N 3772137
Murder of a black state representative during Reconstruction.
Waymark Code: WM6QP9
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 07/09/2009
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THE ASSASSINATION OF REP. ALFRED RUSH
Alfred Rush (d. 1876), a black state representative for two terms during Reconstruction, was assassinated near here, about 1/2 mi. from his home, on May 13, 1876. Rush, who represented what was then Darlington County in the S.C. House 1868-70 and 1874-76, was also a deacon at Savannah Grove Baptist Church. Rush and his wife, returning from a picnic at Mt. Carmel Church near Timmonsville, were ambushed by an unknown gunman. Alfred Rush was killed instantly. Several black Darlington County officials wrote Gov. D.H. Chamberlain, "this was a cold blooded murder and our people are very much excited over it."
ERECTED BY THE FLORENCE COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION, 2006
Marker Name: The Assassination of Rep. Alfred Rush
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Person
Marker number: 21-24
County: Florence
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