John Frank Wheaton
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The first African American man elected to the state legislature in 1899.
Photographer: Charles A. Zimmerman
Date: Approximately 1899
Image courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society
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African Americans in Office
The State Capitol and Mall represent an interesting political history for Minnesota's African Americans. In 1868, the state's black population reached 759 people. That year, the state amended its…