We have several texts that can help you research this topic. Four of the most useful are: "Blacks in Augusta: a chronology, 1741-1977" by Lloyd Preston Terrell, "A historical sketch of black Augusta, Georgia from emancipation to the Brown decision: 1865-1954" by Carl McCoy, "Freedom's lawmakers: a directory of Black officeholders during Reconstruction" by Eric Foner, and "Black politicians and reconstruction in Georgia: a splendid failure" by Edmund Drago.
