Alvin Holmes
Alvin Holmes | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Alabama House of Representatives from the 78th district | |
| In office 1974–2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 26, 1939 Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | November 21, 2020 (aged 81) Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Alabama State University Faulkner University |
| Profession | real estate broker, professor |
Alvin Adolf Holmes (October 26, 1939 – November 21, 2020) was an American politician who served as a member of the Alabama House of Representatives from the 78th District from 1974 to 2018. He was a member of the Democratic Party and was African American.
Alvin Holmes was an Alabama Delegate to the 1968 Democratic National Convention and again to the 1996 Democratic National Convention.[1]
He campaigned to remove the Confederate flag from Alabama's capitol.
Holmes died on November 21, 2020, at the age of 81.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Gadsden Times - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
- ^ Alvin Holmes, longtime outspoken Alabama legislator who fought for equality, dies
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